US Patent Issued to Becton Dickinson and Co. on July 8 for "Detection system for syringe assembly" (New Jersey Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,350,478, issued on July 8, was assigned to Becton Dickinson and Co. (Franklin Lakes, N.J.).

"Detection system for syringe assembly" was invented by Matthew Oshinski (Oak Ridge, N.J.) and Ashley Rachel Rothenberg (Morris Plains, N.J.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Detection systems for a syringe assembly that provide precision in monitoring the amount of fluid contained within the syringe barrel, detecting motion of the plunger within the syringe barrel, detecting the position of the plunger within the syringe barrel, and/or monitoring the volume received within or delivered by the syringe assembly are disclosed. A detection system of the ...