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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 01, 2024
Applicant:
Bard Access Systems, Inc., Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Inventors:
Matthew J. Prince, Herriman, UT (US);
Amir Orome, Sandy, UT (US);
Timothy M. Snelling, Sandy, UT (US);
Assignee:
Bard Access Systems, Inc., Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/06 (2006.01); A61B 8/08 (2006.01); A61M 5/32 (2006.01); A61B 8/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/062 (2013.01); A61M 5/3202 (2013.01); A61B 8/0841 (2013.01); A61B 8/4254 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00876 (2013.01); A61B 2562/247 (2013.01); A61M 2205/0272 (2013.01);
Abstract
Devices, systems, and methods for minimizing or preventing contamination of sterile medical devices during magnetization. A magnetizer cover can be used to maintain sterility of a medical device while magnetizing the medical device. The magnetizer cover can include a base and a protective portion. The magnetizer cover can also include a grip tab extending from the base. The protective portion can include a funnel and a funnel stem to protect a magnetizable portion of the medical device from contacting the magnetizer.