ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,329,954, issued on June 17, was assigned to Genzyme Corp. (Cambridge, Mass.).

"Medicament delivery device" was invented by Timothy Denyer (Melbourn, Great Britain), James Bradford (Melbourn, Great Britain), Alexander Hee-Hanson (Melbourn, Great Britain), Robert Wilson (Melbourn, Great Britain), Dean Twite (Melbourn, Great Britain) and Thomas Lever (Melbourn, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A medicament delivery device comprises a housing, a needle, a needle cover, a needle cover biasing member, and a needle cover retaining mechanism. The needle cover is axially movable between an extended position and a retracted position. T...