{"number":"US12697469B2","kindCode":"B2","documentType":"grant","title":{"original":"IV catheter insertion guide","english":"IV catheter insertion guide"},"abstract":{"original":"An IV catheter insertion guide is configured to reduce the pain a patient may experience during catheter insertion. The IV catheter insertion guide may include two platforms that can be positioned on opposing sides of the insertion site. An upstream platform can include an ultrasonic transducer or another type of heating component for increasing the temperature of tissue near the insertion site. This heating of the tissue can cause the targeted vessel to relax and increase its cross-sectional area prior to insertion of the catheter.…","english":"An IV catheter insertion guide is configured to reduce the pain a patient may experience during catheter insertion. The IV catheter insertion guide may include two platforms that can be positioned on opposing sides of the insertion site. An upstream platform can include an ultrasonic transducer or another type of heating component for increasing the temperature of tissue near the insertion site. This heating of the tissue can cause the targeted vessel to relax and increase its cross-sectional area prior to insertion of the catheter.…"},"applicants":["Becton, Dickinson and Company"],"inventors":["Shaun Lauer","Rajakumar Nallaswamy","Mitchell Wheat","Rachel Molloy","John Lackey"],"filingDate":"2021-10-08","publicationDate":"2026-08-04","grantDate":"2026-08-04","verifiedWithOffice":true,"pdfUrl":"https://downloadpatent.com/pdf/US12697469B2.pdf","pages":{"en":"https://downloadpatent.com/patent/US12697469B2","zh-Hant":"https://downloadpatent.com/zh-Hant/patent/US12697469B2","ja":"https://downloadpatent.com/ja/patent/US12697469B2"}}