ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,599,750, issued on April 14, was assigned to Becton Dickinson and Co. (Franklin Lakes, N.J.).

"Vascular access connector support device, systems, and methods" was invented by Jonathan Karl Burkholz (Salt Lake City), Curtis H. Blanchard (Riverton, Utah) and Weston F. Harding (Lehi, Utah).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A catheter system may include a catheter adapter, which may include a distal end, a proximal end, and a lumen extending through the distal end and the proximal end. The catheter system may include a connector coupled to the proximal end of the catheter adapter. The connector may include a T-connector. The catheter system may...