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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 03, 2020
C. R. Bard, Inc., Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Jon B. Newman, Centerville, UT (US);
Sarah L Creasy, Park City, UT (US);
Randi Cleverly, Bountiful, UT (US);
Michael S. Guthrie, Crestwood, KY (US);
Joseph J. Stupak, Jr., Portland, OR (US);
Glade H. Howell, Draper, UT (US);
Eddie K. Burnside, Bountiful, UT (US);
Bret Hamatake, Grantsville, UT (US);
Chad A. Hadley, North Salt Lake, UT (US);
Robert N. Golden, Kirkland, WA (US);
C. R. Bard, Inc., Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Abstract
A method of attaching a magnetic element to a needle assembly. The needle assembly can include a cannula extending along a longitudinal axis. The method can include placing the magnetic element in a magnetic field such that a magnetic axis of the magnetic element substantially aligns with the magnetic field. The method can further include securing the magnetic element to a portion of the needle assembly while the magnetic element is substantially aligned with the magnetic field such that the magnetic axis of the magnetic element is secured in a desired predetermined orientation.