ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,431,231, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to DEKA Products Ltd. Parternship (Manchester, N.H.).
"Syringe pump" was invented by Dean Kamen (Bedford, N.H.), Larry B. Gray (Merrimack, N.H.), Jesse T. Bodwell (Manchester, N.H.), John M. Kerwin (Manchester, N.H.), Michael J. Baier (Dunbarton, N.H.) and Dirk A. van der Merwe (Canterbury, N.H.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pump for administering an agent to a patient includes a housing, a motor, a gearbox, a sensor, and a controller. The motor may be coupled to housing. The gearbox is operatively connected to the motor. The sensor senses a rotation of the motor. The controller acts to contr...