US Patent Issued to Becton Dickinson and Co. on Nov. 4 for "Integrated adhesive liner and needle shield remover for drug delivery system" (New Jersey Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,458,762, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to Becton Dickinson and Co. (Franklin Lakes, N.J.).

"Integrated adhesive liner and needle shield remover for drug delivery system" was invented by Eric Scott Clasen (Hillsborough, N.J.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A drug delivery system includes a housing, a needle having a retracted position within the housing and an extended position outside of the housing, an adhesive pad element coupled to a bottom portion of the housing, the adhesive pad element including a primary adhesive layer and a removable liner, and a needle shield portion. The system also includes a needle shield remover having an elo...