ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,433,520, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to Becton Dickinson and Co. (Franklin Lakes, N.J.).
"Arterial blood gas collection system" was invented by Milan Ivosevic (Kinnelon, N.J.), Alexander James Blake (Ridgewood, N.J.), Anthony V. Torris (Montclair, N.J.), Michael Vincent Quinn (Gladstone, N.J.) and Richard A. Cronenberg (Gladstone, N.J.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An arterial blood module (16) that is removably connectable to an arterial blood collection element (14) is disclosed. The arterial blood module includes a housing (30), a needle (32), a cap (34) removably securable over the needle, a mixing chamber (36), and a safety shiel...