US Patent Issued to Bard Access Systems on March 3 for "Splitable needle and dilator catheter placement device and associated methods" (Utah, New Hampshire, Maryland, Massachusetts Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,564,705, issued on March 3, was assigned to Bard Access Systems Inc. (Salt Lake City).

"Splitable needle and dilator catheter placement device and associated methods" was invented by Glade H. Howell (Draper, Utah), Kyle G. Thornley (Farmington, 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: "Disclosed herein is a catheter placement system including a splittable needle and dilator. The system can include a housing having one or mor...