ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,465,678, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to 410 Medical Inc. (Durham, N.C.).

"Systems, apparatus, and methods for fluid infusion" was invented by Andrew W. Lane (Rolesville, N.C.), Galen C. Robertson (Apex, N.C.), Savannah K. Steele (Durham, N.C.), Robert W. Titkemeyer (Chesterfield, Mo.), Luke D. Oltmans (Durham, N.C.), Matthew J. Hanlon (Clifton, Va.) and Scott Cooper (Los Angeles).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In some embodiments, a system can include a fluid delivery assembly and a motor drive assembly. The fluid delivery assembly is configured to be releasably mechanically and, optionally, electrically coupled to the motor drive ass...