ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,241,570, issued on March 4, was assigned to C. R. Bard Inc. (Franklin Lakes, N.J.).
"Negative pressure connector seal" was invented by Gabriel A. Johnston (Broomfield, Colo.), Sean E. Walker (Platteville, Colo.), Madeline Stich (Thornton, Colo.), Brett R. Skelton (Louisville, Colo.) and Karthik Ganesan (Longmont, Colo.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sealing member for providing a seal between fluid connectors includes a tubular member defining a lumen extending between a first end and a second end. The tubular member may receive a first connector via the first end and a second connector via the second end, and includes an annular wall ...