USPTO Grants External Needle Guide and Anchor Patent to Voyager Biomedical

ChangeBridge: Patent Grants - Medical Devices (A61M)

Published March 24th, 2026

Detected March 24th, 2026

Summary

The USPTO has granted patent US12582436B2 to Voyager Biomedical, Inc. for an external needle guide and anchor. This patent covers a device designed to improve the accuracy and ease of needle insertion into patient vessels, potentially reducing vessel damage and allowing for one-handed insertion.

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The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has granted patent US12582436B2 to Voyager Biomedical, Inc. The patent covers an external needle guide and anchor system designed to enhance the accuracy of needle placement into patient vessels, thereby reducing insertion failures and potential vessel damage. The abstract highlights that the device's design facilitates easier, potentially one-handed insertion and includes an anchor to prevent unwanted needle movement.

This patent grant represents a new intellectual property asset for Voyager Biomedical. While not a regulatory rule or enforcement action, it signifies innovation in medical device technology. Compliance officers in the medical device sector should note this development as it pertains to product innovation and potential future market entries or licensing opportunities related to vascular access devices. No immediate compliance actions are required for other entities, but it may inform competitive landscape analysis and R&D strategies.

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External needle guide and anchor

Grant US12582436B2 Kind: B2 Mar 24, 2026

Assignee

Voyager Biomedical, Inc.

Inventors

Ashok Gowda, Kimberly Marie Neely, Charles Houssiere, Alan Glowczwski, Justin Lynn Glowczwski

Abstract

An external needle guide can include a skin contact portion for attaching to skin of a patient and a needle guide portion for guiding a needle into a vessel of the patient. The external needle guide provides an accurate placement of a needle into the vessel (e.g., a good puncture), which reduces the failures of the vessel. Furthermore, because of the accurate placement of the needles and the ease of placement of the external needle guide, a patient and/or another person can insert the needles into the vessel with one hand. An external needle guide can also include an anchor portion that secures a needle to the external needle guide, preventing unwanted movement of the needle and damage to the vessel.