ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,741,123, issued on Sept. 22, was assigned to Becton Dickinson and Co. (Franklin Lakes, N.J.).

"Safety IV catheter with V-clip interlock and needle tip capture" was invented by Siddarth K. Shevgoor (Laguna Beach, Calif.), Weston Harding (Lehi, Utah), John Stokes (Pleasant View, Utah), Jon Burkholz (Salt Lake City) and Stephen Bornhoft (Sandy, Utah).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A catheter assembly (10) comprises a catheter (22), a needle (12) having a sharp distal tip, a catheter hub (14) housing the catheter (22), the catheter hub (14) having a collar (34) including a notch (36), a needle shield (20) connected to the catheter hub (14) w...