US Patent Issued to Bard Access Systems on April 7 for "Introducer components, assemblies, and methods thereof" (Utah Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,594,403, issued on April 7, was assigned to Bard Access Systems Inc. (Salt Lake City).

"Introducer components, assemblies, and methods thereof" was invented by Glade H. Howell (Draper, Utah).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed are introducer components, assemblies, and methods. For example, an introducer assembly can include an access guidewire loaded in a needle assembly fluidly connected to a syringe. The needle assembly can include a needle and a valve thereover. The needle can include a needle shaft including a needle lumen, a needle slot in a proximal portion of the needle shaft, and a needle hub over the proximal portion of the...