ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- United States Patent no. 12,208,231, issued on Jan. 28, was assigned to CareFusion 303 Inc. (San Diego).
"Fluid connector system" was invented by Jason Andrew Wine (Brea, Calif.), David Stockey (Holly Springs, N.C.), Leah Paige Gaffney (Orange, Calif.) and Siddarth K. Shevgoor (Mission Viejo, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Fluid connector systems including first and second valve assemblies couplable together to form a fluid pathway therethrough, and can resist fluid flow through the connector system when the valve assemblies are separated from each other, the first valve assembly including a post forming a fluid passage, and the second valve assembly includi...