ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,459,683, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to Genzyme Corp. (Cambridge, Mass.).
"Apparatus for filling a medicament preparation vial" was invented by Alejandra Linares Martinez (Boonton, N.J.), Martin Michael Coyne III (Boonton, N.J.) and Katherine Ford Brigham (Boonton, N.J.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus for filling a medicament preparation vial with a fixed volume of diluent from a storage container comprises a container, an inlet comprising an inlet spike, and an outlet comprising an outlet spike. An inlet valve located downstream of the inlet spike has a first state allowing fluid communication between the inlet and the cha...