US Patent Issued to Eli Lilly and Co. on June 24 for "Secured medication transfer system" (Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,336,966, issued on June 24, was assigned to Eli Lilly and Co. (Indianapolis).

"Secured medication transfer system" was invented by Keith Daniel Alsberg (Evanston, Ill.), Christopher John DeMaria (Stow, Mass.), Kenneth James Micklash II (Carmel, Ind.) and Gary Harlan Paulsen (Chicago).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vial adaptor and needle assembly are disclosed for use with a vial containing a medication, such as insulin. The vial adaptor may include a needle opening configured to receive a needle of a geometrically corresponding needle assembly to withdraw the medication from the vial in a secured manner. The vial adaptor may also inclu...