ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,349,882, issued on July 8, was assigned to BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC. (Deerfield, Ill.) and BAXTER HEALTHCARE SA (Glattpark, Switzerland).

"Dual check valve one handed applicator" was invented by Paul J. Sanders (Greendale, Wis.), Krishnakumarsinh Hitendrasinh Parmar (Lisle, Ill.) and Jerome Schafer (Liberty Township, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Delivery devices, delivery systems, and related methods, for precise administration of hemostatic compositions are disclosed, which may include a trigger mechanism, a pusher, a valve, and a cannula. The pusher is configured to engage with the trigger mechanism, retain a first syringe, a lea...