ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,440,625, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to Amgen Inc. (Thousand Oaks, Calif.).
"Drug delivery device" was invented by Emil Finkelstein (Frederiksberg, Denmark), Lars Eilertsen (Soborg, Denmark), Michael Sorensen (Jyllinge, Denmark) and Tobias Maduro Norbo (Copenhagen, Denmark).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A drug delivery device may include a housing having an opening and a drug storage container including a delivery member having an insertion end configured to extend at least partially through the opening during a delivery state. The device may also include a guard moveably positioned adjacent to the opening and a plunger having a gene...