US Patent Issued to Bard Access Systems on April 14 for "Splitable catheter docking station system and method" (Utah, New Hampshire, Maryland, Massachusetts Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,599,752, issued on April 14, was assigned to Bard Access Systems Inc. (Salt Lake City).

"Splitable catheter docking station system and method" was invented by Glade H. Howell (Draper, Utah), Zachary S. Hastings (Sterling, Md.), Kent Diasabeygunawardena (Nashua, N.H.), Jon B. Taylor (Groton, Mass.), Taylor C. Tobin (Nashua, N.H.), Jacquelyn N. Phelps (Cambridge, Mass.) and Daniel Hamilton (Mount Vernon, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A two-step rapid insertion central catheter ("RICC") system that can include an introducer placement system, a docking station and a catheter placement system. The introducer placement system can place...