ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,447,272, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to B. Braun Melsungen AG (Melsungen, Germany).

"Electrical connection between pump housing and front lid" was invented by Jan Schwarz (Melsungen, Germany), Christoph Erlen (Kassel, Germany), Carsten Niemeier (Kassel, Germany), Stefan Batzdorf (Fulda, Germany), Michael Kauba (Fuldabrueck, Germany), Michael Ostermoeller (Bad Hersfeld, Germany), Stephan Hoevel (Kassel, Germany) and Mario Richardt (Zierenberg, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A medical pump includes a cuboid pump housing and a front lid that is pivotably hinged to the pump housing. The front lid includes a display, in particular...