US Patent Issued to ICU MEDICAL on May 12 for "Catheter insertion device with improved flashback response" (Minnesota Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,623,060, issued on May 12, was assigned to ICU MEDICAL INC. (San Clemente, Calif.).

"Catheter insertion device with improved flashback response" was invented by Timothy Ebner (Plymouth, Minn.), Kathryn Felicito (Plymouth, Minn.) and Harsh Chheda (Plymouth, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In various embodiments, an improved catheter insertion device is described that provides an improved flashback response and use for deep vein access. In various embodiments, the improved flashback response comprises two separate and distinct flash events, the first indicating insertion of a cannula in a blood vessel, and a second indicating insertion...