US Patent Issued to Amgen on Sept. 30 for "Closed system transfer device and vial assembly machine" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,427,089, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to Amgen Inc. (Thousand Oaks, Calif.).

"Closed system transfer device and vial assembly machine" was invented by Nicholas Beard (Thousand Oaks, Calif.), Julian Jazayeri (Woodland Hills, Calif.), David Selpa (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) and Ryan David Selve (Canyon Country, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A closed system transfer device (CSTD) and vial assembly machine includes a linear travel assembly including a linear mount, and an actuator operably coupled to the linear mount. The linear mount is movable in an axial direction between a first position and a second position spaced from the fir...