ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,773,534, issued on Oct. 27, was assigned to Vigmed AB (Sweden).
"Catheter instrument" was invented by Ulf Magnus Handberg (Upplands Vasby, Sweden) and Maria Cecilia Therese Hellstrom (Lomma, Sweden).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A catheter instrument and method for assembly extends in a proximodistal direction along a center axis. The catheter instrument comprises a catheter assembly having a catheter hub with a distal end, comprising a high pressure clip provided with an engagement socket, and a needle shielding device having a proximal end comprising a needle protection clip having a proximal engagement portion. The proximal engagement...