US Patent Issued to Piraeus Medical on May 12 for "Catheter systems and methods of use" (Minnesota Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,623,053, issued on May 12, was assigned to Piraeus Medical Inc. (Rochester, Minn.).

"Catheter systems and methods of use" was invented by Jared Hutar (Cromwell, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The disclosure includes a catheter system comprising an inner catheter and an outer catheter configured to at least partially receive the inner catheter. Each of the inner catheter and the outer catheter may comprise an outer surface and an inner surface, wherein each of the outer and inner surfaces may be coated in a hydrophilic coating. In some embodiments, the hydrophilic coating is configured to reduce surface tension and increase lubricity...