ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,558,183, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to Bard Access Systems Inc. (Salt Lake City).

"Fenestration coverings, procedural drapes, and methods thereof" was invented by Anthony K. Misener (Bountiful, Utah) and Steffan Sowards (Salt Lake City).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed are fenestration coverings, procedural drapes, and methods thereof. For example, a fenestration covering is configured to cover a fenestration in a procedural drape for a medical procedure. The fenestration covering includes a transparent sheet of polymeric material and a non-adhesive central portion of the fenestration covering. The transparent sheet has a len...