US Patent Issued to Becton Dickinson and Co. on Jan. 27 for "Vascular access instrument advancement devices, systems, and methods" (Utah Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,533,493, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to Becton Dickinson and Co. (Franklin Lakes, N.J.).

"Vascular access instrument advancement devices, systems, and methods" was invented by Megan Scherich (Salt Lake City), Weston F. Harding (Lehi, Utah), Justin G. Hortin (Farmington, Utah) and Bart D. Peterson (Farmington, Utah).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vascular access instrument advancement device may include a housing and an extension tube extending through the housing. The extension tube may extend through the housing. The extension tube may include a first lumen and a second lumen. A blood collection pathway may extend through the first...