VIGMED GRANTED PATENT FOR ITS FIRST CLOSED SYSTEM IV CATHETERS
The Swedish Patent and Registration Office (PRV) has announced to Vigmed that it intends to approve the Company’s patent application for their closed system, needle protecting I.V. catheters.The patent is Vigmed's first for a so-called “closed I.V. system”, and an international patent application has been filed. A closed IV system reduces the risk of infection in comparison to a conventional IV catheter. This new patent will take Vigmed and their safety products to an even higher level of safety and patient security. "This particular product patent is important as it gives the Company