US Patent Issued to Amgen on Jan. 13 for "Coaxial needle adapter and guide bracket for robotic liquid handling platform" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,521,310, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to Amgen Inc. (Thousand Oaks, Calif.).

"Coaxial needle adapter and guide bracket for robotic liquid handling platform" was invented by Russell Blake Umstead (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) and Michael A. Johnson (Thousand Oaks, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A drug reconstitution system includes a robotic arm movable between a plurality of positions, at least one bracket member operably coupled with the robotic arm, and at least one coaxial needle operably coupled with the robotic arm. The at least one bracket member includes a mounting region, a support surface, an upper surface, and a throughbore...