US Patent Issued to Becton Dickinson and Co. on April 29 for "Syringe assembly and adapter member" (New Jersey Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,285,388, issued on April 29, was assigned to Becton Dickinson and Co. (Franklin Lakes, N.J.).

"Syringe assembly and adapter member" was invented by Amit Uday Limaye (Wayne, N.J.) and Tianqi Hang (Orange, N.J.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A syringe assembly (10) includes a syringe barrel (12) having a proximal end and a distal end, a needle-bearing hub (20) coupled to the distal end of the syringe barrel (12). An adapter (32, 104, 120) is configured for connecting to a container containing a substance, such as a medication, drug, or pharmaceutical. The adapter has a body (54, 114, 148) with a cavity (76, 116, 160), a proximal end, and a ...