USPTO Patent Grant: Catheter Tip Control Device

ChangeBridge: Patent Grants - Medical Devices (A61M)

Published March 24th, 2026

Detected March 25th, 2026

Summary

The USPTO has granted patent US12582803B2 to Becton, Dickinson and Company for a catheter tip control device. The patent, filed on June 29, 2021, details a system for manipulating catheter tips within vasculature to control fluid paths.

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The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued patent US12582803B2 to Becton, Dickinson and Company. This patent covers a "Catheter tip control device and related systems and methods," specifically detailing an assembly that includes a catheter adapter with a lumen, a wedge adapter, and a control feature designed to manipulate the catheter tip's position within vasculature to open a fluid path.

This patent grant is primarily an intellectual property event and does not impose new regulatory compliance obligations on entities. However, it signifies innovation in medical device technology, particularly for catheter-based procedures. Companies operating in the medical device sector, especially those involved in cardiovascular or interventional procedures, should be aware of this granted patent as it may affect their own product development and intellectual property strategies.

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Catheter tip control device and related systems and methods

Grant US12582803B2 Kind: B2 Mar 24, 2026

Assignee

Becton, Dickinson and Company

Inventors

Megan Scherich, Weston F. Harding, Curtis H. Blanchard, Yiping Ma, John Lackey

Abstract

A catheter assembly may include a catheter adapter having a proximal end, a distal end, and a lumen extending therebetween. A wedge adapter may be retained within the lumen and have a wedge coupled thereto. The wedge may be configured to retain an end of a catheter such that a tip of the catheter extends through the distal end of the catheter adapter. A control feature may extend through an end or side wall of the catheter adapter. The control feature may be configured to manipulate the wedge to control a position of the tip of the catheter to open a fluid path within a vasculature.

CPC Classifications

A61M 25/0136 A61M 25/0122 A61M 25/04 A61M 25/02 A61M 25/0097 A61M 25/0074 A61M 25/0082 A61M 25/0102 A61M 2025/0079 A61M 2025/028 A61M 2210/12 A61M 39/20 A61B 5/15074 A61B 5/15003 A61B 5/150221 A61B 5/150992