ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,558,514, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to HR Pharmaceuticals Inc. (York, Pa.).

"Discrete female catheter" was invented by Matt Hanna (Lancaster, Pa.), Colby Wiesman (Wrightsville, Pa.), Chris Wiesman (York, Pa.), Randy Golden (Social Circle, Ga.), Sara Zebouni Miars (Bonita Springs, Fla.) and John Golden (Greensboro, Ga.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A discrete catheter assembly as provided includes a containment unit and an outer protector layer. The outer protector layer has a rear cap, which is fitted over the shell base of the outer protector layer in which the front cap of the outer protector layer is removed while the rear cap o...