US Patent Issued to Becton Dickinson and Co. on Feb. 3 for "Catheter assembly having an adjustable side port angle and related methods" (Utah Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,539,399, issued on Feb. 3, was assigned to Becton Dickinson and Co. (Franklin Lakes, N.J.).

"Catheter assembly having an adjustable side port angle and related methods" was invented by Breanna Lackey (West Valley City, Utah), John Lackey (West Valley City, Utah), Megan Scherich (Salt Lake City) and Benjamin Hopwood (Salt Lake City).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A catheter assembly may include a catheter adapter, which may include a body and a side port extending outwardly from the body. The body may include a distal end, a proximal end, and an inner surface extending through the distal end and the proximal end and forming a lumen. An angl...