ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,213,912, issued on Feb. 4, was assigned to Eyenovia Inc. (New York).

"Methods and devices for handling a fluid and delivering the fluid to the eye" was invented by Matthew Newell (Reno, Nev.), Luke Clauson (Reno, Nev.), Nicholas Lewis (Reno, Nev.) and Michael Raye (Reno, Nev.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods and devices for handling a fluid and delivering the fluid to the eye. The device has a vibrating element with a plurality of openings through which a fluid is ejected when the vibrated. An enclosure defines a chamber which holds a single application of the fluid. The enclosure may be biased against the vibrating element with a s...