ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,667,387, issued on June 30, was assigned to Bard Access Systems Inc. (Salt Lake City).
"Flexible intraosseous obturator" was invented by Eric W. Lindekugel (Salt Lake City).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Apparatus and methods of manufacture for an intraosseous assembly. The intraosseous assembly includes a flexible obturator with relatively low columnar strength, relatively low shear strength, and/or relatively high compressive strength. When the flexible obturator is supported in a needle of the intraosseous assembly, it can prevent bone fragments and tissue from blocking the needle lumen. When removed from the needle, the flexible obtur...