Bard Access Systems Catheter Tip Patent US12599748B2
Summary
The USPTO granted patent US12599748B2 to Bard Access Systems, Inc. on April 14, 2026, covering a rapidly insertable central catheter with a single-piece catheter tip design featuring uniform and non-uniform tapered sections for tissue dilation. Inventors are Glade H. Howell and Juan Sepulveda, with 16 claims allowed and application filed December 6, 2022.
What changed
The USPTO has issued a patent grant to Bard Access Systems, Inc. for a rapidly insertable central catheter tip design that includes a single-piece catheter tip with three distinct tapered sections for dilating tissue around a needle tract. The patent covers catheter tubes, catheter hubs, and extension legs with specific geometric configurations for insertion.
For medical device manufacturers, this patent establishes intellectual property protection that may limit development of similar catheter tip designs without licensing. Healthcare providers using or specifying central venous catheters should be aware that Bard Access Systems holds exclusive rights to this specific rapidly-insertable design technology.
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Catheter tips for rapidly insertable central catheters and methods thereof
Grant US12599748B2 Kind: B2 Apr 14, 2026
Assignee
Bard Access Systems, Inc.
Inventors
Glade H. Howell, Juan Sepulveda
Abstract
A rapidly inserted central catheter can include a catheter tube, a catheter hub, and one or more extension legs. The catheter tube can include a single-piece catheter tip coupled to a distal end portion of the catheter tube having a first section, a second section, and a third section. The first section of the catheter tip can have a uniform taper over an outer diameter thereof for dilating tissue around a needle tract from a size commensurate with an outer diameter of a needle shaft to a size commensurate with an outer diameter of the second section of the catheter tip. The third section of the catheter tip can have a non-uniform taper over an outer diameter thereof for dilating the tissue from the size commensurate with the outer diameter of the second section of the catheter tip to a size commensurate with an outer diameter of the catheter tube.
CPC Classifications
A61M 25/0023 A61M 25/0068 A61M 25/0041 A61M 25/0043
Filing Date
2022-12-06
Application No.
18076169
Claims
16
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