Lineus Medical, a healthcare startup in Fayetteville, received two new patents on products that reduce complications with medical lines like IVs and had research published in a veterinary medical journal. 

• Products: Lineus received a Japanese patent for the SafeBreak Vascular, a break-away medical device that helps protect peripheral IV lines, and they received a U.S. utility patent for the Bifurcated Venous Access Device, a dual-lumen peripheral IV catheter. 
• Research: The Journal of American Veterinary Medical Association recently published the results of a study including 367 dogs who used the SafeBreak Vascular device, the study showed that the breakaway device reduced complications by 65%. 

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