MUMBAI, India, March 28 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202417099488 A) filed by Tip-Top. Com Ltd., Colchester, U.K., on Dec. 16, 2024, for 'a method of assembling a needle safety apparatus.'

Inventor(s) include Liversidge, Barry Peter.

The application for the patent was published on March 28, under issue no. 13/2025.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The present invention provides a method of assembling and packaging a medical needle device having a double ended needle (116), which comprises a container (170) having a closed end and an open end to receive a spring activated safety needle device (110) to provide passive needlestick protection to a non-patient end (1...