US Patent Issued to Becton Dickinson and Co. on April 22 for "Aerodynamically streamlined enclosure for input devices of a medication preparation system" (New Jersey Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,283,042, issued on April 22, was assigned to Becton Dickinson and Co. (Franklin Lakes, N.J.).

"Aerodynamically streamlined enclosure for input devices of a medication preparation system" was invented by Matthew Nowicki (Maywood, N.J.) and Christian Sandmann (Wayne, N.J.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for preparing a pharmaceutical compound comprises: a scale having a platen configured for placement of an object thereon; a supporting arm comprising a first end coupled to a portion of the scale and a second end extending to a position above the platen of the scale; and an enclosure housing extending from the second end of the suppo...