US Patent Issued to Becton Dickinson and Co. on Jan. 20 for "Syringe with disinfecting tip feature" (New Jersey, North Carolina Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,527,946, issued on Jan. 20, was assigned to Becton Dickinson and Co. (Franklin Lakes, N.J.).

"Syringe with disinfecting tip feature" was invented by Nichola Charles (Budd Lake, N.J.) and Adam Zerda (Cary, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Syringe assemblies comprising a disinfecting reservoir collar to ensure an adherence to aseptic techniques for use in flush procedures for vascular access devices (VAD's) are described. The syringe assemblies include a plunger rod, a syringe barrel, and the reservoir collar that permits disinfection of a hub of a VAD connector upon connection to the reservoir collar. Also described are methods of disi...