US Patent Issued to C. R. Bard on July 21 for "Magnetic element-equipped needle assemblies" (Utah Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,685,839, issued on July 21, was assigned to C. R. Bard Inc. (Franklin Lakes, N.J.).

"Magnetic element-equipped needle assemblies" was invented by Daniel B. Blanchard (Bountiful, Utah).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A guidance system for assisting with the insertion of a needle into a patient is disclosed. The guidance system utilizes ultrasound imaging or other suitable imaging technology. The guidance system can include an imaging device including a probe for producing an image of an internal body target, such as a vessel. One or more sensors can be included with the probe. The sensors sense a detectable characteristic related to the nee...