US Patent Issued to C. R. Bard on July 14 for "Iconic representations relating to systems for placing a medical device" (Utah Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,678,594, issued on July 14, was assigned to C. R. Bard Inc. (Franklin Lakes, N.J.).

"Iconic representations relating to systems for placing a medical device" was invented by Anthony K. Misener (Bountiful, Utah).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An integrated catheter placement system for accurately placing a catheter within a patient's vasculature is disclosed. In one embodiment, the integrated system comprises a system console, a tip location sensor for temporary placement on the patient's chest, and an ultrasound probe. The tip location sensor senses a magnetic field of a stylet disposed in a lumen of the catheter when the catheter is disp...