ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,383,466, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to Becton Dickinson and Co. Ltd. (Dun Laoghaire, Ireland).

"Fluid transfer device and packaging therefor" was invented by Laurie Sanders (Glen Ridge, N.J.) and Jayeon Kim (River Edge, N.J.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fluid transfer system includes a container having a body having a sidewall extending between an open top end and a bottom end along a central axis to define an interior cavity, and at least one protrusion extending from an interior portion of the sidewall into the interior cavity. The system further including a connector configured for receipt within the interior cavity. The conn...