US Patent Issued to Bard Access Systems on Sept. 29 for "Rapidly insertable central catheters, catheter insertion assemblies, and methods" (Utah Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,746,368, issued on Sept. 29, was assigned to Bard Access Systems Inc. (Salt Lake City).

"Rapidly insertable central catheters, catheter insertion assemblies, and methods" was invented by Glade H. Howell (Draper, Utah).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Rapidly insertable central catheters ("RICCs"), RICC insertion assemblies, and methods are disclosed. For example, a RICC insertion assembly can include a RICC, an introducer, and an access guidewire. An introducer needle can include a needle shaft having a longitudinal gap extending from a proximal portion of the needle shaft through a needle tip. An introducer sheath can include a splittable...