Patents Assigned to Bard Access Systems
  • Apparatus and method for intravascular catheter navigation using the electrical conduction system of the heart and control electrodes
    Patent number: 10321846
    Abstract: A new apparatus, algorithm, and method are introduced herein to support navigation and placement of an intravascular catheter using the electrical conduction system of the heart (ECSH) and control electrodes placed on the patient's skin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: Bard Access Systems
    Inventors: Sorin Grunwald, Isabella B. Hurezan
  • Huber needle with safety sheath
    Patent number: 8597253
    Abstract: The Huber needle assembly employs a straight needle with a bent distal end and a sheath of frusto-conical shape that tethers a cap to the housing in which the Huber needle is secured. The cap is movable from the housing to have the sheath cover the needle and carries a torsion spring that has a leg that snaps across a bore in the cap through which the distal end of the needle passes to block a return movement of the needle through the bore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Bard Access Systems
    Inventor: Michael J. Vaillancourt