ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,377,219, issued on Aug. 5, was assigned to DEKA Products LP (Manchester, N.H.).

"Medical agent dispensing apparatuses, systems, and methods" was invented by Dean Kamen (Bedford, N.H.) and Richard J. Lanigan (Concord, N.H.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An example agent administration device may comprise a housing. The device may further comprise a sharp assembly including a delivery sharp. The sharp assembly may be reciprocally displaceable along a guide channel of the housing. The device may further comprise an access port in fluid communication with the delivery sharp. The device may further comprise an actuation assembly configured dri...