ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,440,132, issued on Oct. 14.
"Waste tube cartridge for phlebotomy" was invented by Kasra Rahmati (Salt Lake City).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cartridge is designed to secure and position a waste tube during a blood draw operation. The cartridge includes a T-shaped body with a tubular central portion and one or more gripping flanges. The tubular central portion has an open first end and an elongated cavity elongated cavity that is sized and shaped to receive the waste tube through the open first end. The one or more gripping flanges are attached to a second end of the tubular central portion opposite the first end and extend out away f...