US Patent Issued to FACET TECHNOLOGIES on Nov. 4 for "Intra-mold sterilization of plastic-embedded needle" (Massachusetts Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,458,263, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to FACET TECHNOLOGIES LLC (Atlanta).

"Intra-mold sterilization of plastic-embedded needle" was invented by Kevin J. Seifert (Concord, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods for intra-mold sterilization of a plastic-embedded metal component of a product, such as a medical lancet having a metal needle embedded within a plastic lancet body. For example, a lancet needle is retained within a mold, plastic is injected to encapsulate the needle, and a specified minimum temperature is maintained for a specified minimum cycle time. In example forms, the specified minimum mold temperature is at least ab...