ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,642,534, issued on June 2.
"Secondary device holder and compression system, method of making and using the same" was invented by William P Buchanan (Wilmington, N.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device that holds a radial sheath, catheter or similar structure in place during surgical procedures. The device has a strap configured to fit around a patient's wrist and a two-part section that includes a sheath holder or clamp. The clamp is configured to accept a free end of the sheath or other device and to allow the physician access to the open end of that sheath so that they can insert instruments through it. The second section contains ...