ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,397,107, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to CAREFUSION 303 INC. (San Diego).

"Syringe adapter" was invented by George Mansour (Diamond Bar, Calif.), Linda Ewing (San Clemente, Calif.), Eugene Mason (La Habra Heights, Calif.), Tomas Frausto (Walnut, Calif.) and Ryan Callahan (Long Beach, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A syringe adapter includes a female connector, a body in fluid communication with the female connector, a male connector in fluid communication with the female connector and the body, a passage extending radially through the body and a cannula extending axially through the body and out through the female connector, a ...