US Patent Issued to Becton Dickinson and Co. on May 12 for "Integrated catheter with stabilized near-patient port extension set architecture" (Utah Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,623,058, issued on May 12, was assigned to Becton Dickinson and Co. (Franklin Lakes, N.J.).

"Integrated catheter with stabilized near-patient port extension set architecture" was invented by Jonathan Karl Burkholz (Salt Lake City).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An integrated catheter includes a catheter adapter having a catheter and an inlet, the catheter configured to be inserted into a patient's vasculature. The integrated catheter also includes a near-patient access port having a first port at a first end and a female luer connector at a second end, as well as intermediate tubing extending between the inlet of the catheter adapter and t...