Institutional development · Research, innovation and assessment · Brazil
Federal University of Paraná nursing files its first invention patent, for a venous puncture device
The Federal University of Paraná (UFPR) in Brazil has filed a patent application for a device designed to make peripheral venous puncture easier. It is the first invention patent application originating in UFPR's nursing area.
Why it matters: UFPR's nursing researchers now have their first invention patent application on record, covering a device that grew out of intensive care practice.
According to Andifes, the association of Brazil's federal university rectors, the Federal University of Paraná (UFPR) has filed a patent application for a device intended to facilitate peripheral venous puncture.
Andifes reported that this is the first invention patent application to originate in UFPR's nursing area.
The device was developed after a difficulty was observed in the routine work of an intensive care unit, Andifes said.
Editor’s view
Scott James, Research and Innovation Editor
UFPR's nursing area has moved from clinical observation in an intensive care unit to a formal patent filing; the application now covers its first invention originating in nursing.
