ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,285,573, issued on April 29, was assigned to Vasonics Inc. (Corona, Calif.).
"Catheter housing" was invented by Ramy Albany (Corona, Calif.) and Amid Albany (Beirut).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A catheter housing device for securing a catheter and needle assembly to a patient. The device can include a cover, an IV/catheter lock, a hub, and one or more fastening straps. The device can replace conventional devices and techniques for securing a catheter and needle to a patient that utilize adhesive materials and/or methods, which are ill-equipped to solve complications including infection/contamination of the insertion site, irritation/dam...