US Patent Issued to Becton Dickinson and Co. on July 28 for "Catheter priming devices, systems and methods" (Singaporean, Irish Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,691,274, issued on July 28, was assigned to Becton Dickinson and Co. (Franklin Lakes, N.J.).

"Catheter priming devices, systems and methods" was invented by Say Kiong Toh (Bedok, Singapore) and Chun Keat Ooi (Castletroy, Ireland).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A catheter priming apparatus may include a barrier forming a reservoir. Fluid may be disposed within the reservoir. A support structure may be disposed within the barrier. The support structure may include an opening extending through the support structure and a connector configured to couple the catheter priming apparatus to a catheter system. A one-way valve may be coupled to the ...