ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,702,808, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to TokyoTERUMO K.K. (Japan).
"Medical elongated body and medical elongated body set" was invented by Shosei Yoshimoto (Odawara, Japan) and Ryo Okamura (Fujinomiya, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An elongated medical catheter body, which may constitute an introducer sheath includes: a catheter body; a hub fixed to a proximal portion of the catheter body; and a support member connected to the hub and configured to cover of the proximal portion of the catheter body. The catheter body includes a groove on the outer surface of the catheter body, and the support member is disposed so as to partial...