ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,703,001, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to TERUMO K.K. (Tokyo).
"Nozzle, coating device, and coating method" was invented by Takashi Ueno (Fujinomiya-city, Japan) and Shinjiro Kitada (Fujinomiya-city, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A nozzle, a coating device, and a coating method are able to selectively and easily apply a coating liquid to desired portion of a medical elongated body. The nozzle includes a nozzle distal portion that is provided with a holding space in which a coating liquid to be applied to a shaft can be held, and a nozzle main body portion that is provided with a lumen through which the coating liquid is delivere...