US Patent Issued to B. Braun Medical on March 17 for "Flexible universal catheter securement device" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,576,244, issued on March 17, was assigned to B. Braun Medical Inc. (Bethlehem, Pa.).

"Flexible universal catheter securement device" was invented by Anthony V Beran (Irvine, Calif.), Kerry J Tomic-Edgar (Irvine, Calif.) and Jason L Klein (Irvine, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention pertains to a flexible universal catheter securement device having a longitudinal axis perpendicular to a transverse axis. The securement device preferably secures catheters with a hub. The device has a lower base attached to an upper base having a first integral securement strap and a second integral securement strap. The lower base h...