US Patent Issued to Versago Vascular Access on Aug. 5 for "Devices, systems and methods for removal and replacement of a catheter for an implanted access port" (Massachusetts, Rhode Island Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,377,255, issued on Aug. 5, was assigned to Versago Vascular Access Inc. (West Bridgewater, Mass.).

"Devices, systems and methods for removal and replacement of a catheter for an implanted access port" was invented by Steven J. Tallarida (Mansfield, Mass.), John M. Butziger (East Greenwich, R.I.) and Richard P. Rodgers (Hudson, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A medical device is provided which comprises an implantable vascular access port including a fluid passage operable to introduce fluid to a host and/or remove fluid from the host, the fluid passage accessible through a fluid passage access opening and at least a portion of the fl...