ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,403,250, issued on Sept. 2, was assigned to Becton Dickinson and Co. (Franklin Lakes, N.J.).

"Infusion set" was invented by Tyson Lawrence (Cambridge, Mass.), James McGee (Watertown, Mass.), Todd Taylor (Cambridge, Mass.), Rob Colonna (Boston), Eric Sugalski (Arlington, Mass.), Zenas Lu (Cambridge, Mass.), Chris K. Barmore (Arlington, Mass.), Robert Banik (Hollywood, Fla.) and Peter Skutnik (Midland Park, N.J.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An infusion set, including a set having a skin contacting surface, a catheter extending from the set, and a flexible ring having an integral fluid path therethrough. The flexible ring is configured to...