US Patent Issued to C. R. Bard on Nov. 3 for "Needles for use with system for guiding a medical instrument" (Utah, Washington Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,778,443, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to C. R. Bard Inc. (Franklin Lakes, N.J.).

"Needles for use with system for guiding a medical instrument" was invented by Jon B. Newman (Centerville, Utah), Robert N. Golden (Kirkland, Wash.) and Sarah L. Creasy (Park City, 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 body is disclosed. The guidance system utilizes ultrasound imaging or other suitable imaging technology. In one embodiment, the guidance system comprises an imaging device including a probe for producing an image of an internal body portion target, such as a vessel. O...