US Patent Issued to Becton Dickinson and Co. on Oct. 14 for "Methods and apparatus for disinfecting and reflux prevention flush syringe assembly" (New Jersey Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,440,658, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to Becton Dickinson and Co. (Franklin Lakes, N.J.).

"Methods and apparatus for disinfecting and reflux prevention flush syringe assembly" was invented by Girum Yemane Tekeste (Hackensack, N.J.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Embodiments of the invention are directed to flush syringe assemblies comprising an integrated contamination-prevention device integrated with device connector flushing positioned so that the practitioner cannot forget to apply disinfectant. The flush syringe assemblies comprise a barrel with an elongate plunger rod disposed therein and a cap comprising a passageway. The plunge...