ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,649,045, issued on June 9, was assigned to Tufts Medical Center Inc. (Boston).
"Locking stabilizer for catheter" was invented by Lori Ann Paesano-Lima (Saugus, Mass.) and Kevin M. Small (North Andover, Mass.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A locking stabilizer for inhibiting movement of an indwelling catheter includes an actuator having an actuator opening for receiving the catheter into the stabilizer, a base having a base opening through which the catheter exits the locking stabilizer, and a torque-actuated gripper between the cover and the base. The torque-actuated gripper exerts exert a variable gripping force on a section of the cathe...