US Patent Issued to B. BRAUN MEDICAL on Feb. 3 for "Latch for capturing and securing a cassette to a medical device" (Pennsylvania Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,539,360, issued on Feb. 3, was assigned to B. BRAUN MEDICAL INC. (Bethlehem, Pa.).

"Latch for capturing and securing a cassette to a medical device" was invented by Benjamin Loomis (Topton, Pa.) and Elisha James Endres (Bethlehem, Pa.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and devices for controlling the delivery of a fluid are described. A latch assembly for guiding a cassette into the recess of an infusion pump housing includes a rotatable actuator connected to a movable latch. The movable latch includes one or more latch prongs that engage with the cassette. As the actuator is rotated toward its closed position, the latch prongs guide ...