ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,533,486, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to Hollister Inc. (Libertyville, Ill.).
"Flip open catheter package" was invented by David Hannon (Ballina, Ireland), Martin McMenamin (Lifford, Ireland), Adam J. Foley (Swords, Ireland), Padraig M. O'Flynn (Ballina, Ireland), Stephen Collum (Castlebar, Ireland), Enda F. Carter (Galway, Ireland), Paul C. Fletter (Mt. Prospect, Ill.), Marine V. Richard (Carrieres sur Seine, France), Daniel E. O'Brien (Calry, Ireland) and Vincent Naughton (Sligo, Ireland).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A catheter package includes an elongated case. A cap is attached to the case by a flexible strap. The case receives ...