ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,370,355, issued on July 29, was assigned to B.Braun Medical Inc. (Bethlehem, Pa.).

"Compounding device, system, kit, software, and method" was invented by Karl Konrad Jr. (Bethlehem, Pa.), Joel Bartholomew (Bethlehem, Pa.), Mike Janders (Bethlehem, Pa.), Linda M. Ammermann (Bethlehem, Pa.), Benjamin R. Lane (Baltimore), Mariano Mumpower (Baltimore) and Aaron S. Pearl (Baltimore).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An exemplary compounding system and method can include a transfer set that includes a manifold for assisting in transferring a plurality of ingredients from supply container(s) to a final container. The manifold can include a first c...