US Patent Issued to Bard Access Systems on Jan. 20 for "Introducer components, assemblies, and methods thereof" (Utah Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,527,941, issued on Jan. 20, 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 a syringe and a needle assembly fluidly connected thereto. The needle assembly can include a needle and an access guidewire-advancement mechanism mounted on a proximal linear portion of a needle shaft of the needle. The needle shaft can include a sigmoid portion between a distal linear portion of the needle shaft...