ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,434,004, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to Genzyme Corp. (Cambridge, Mass.).

"Medicament delivery device" was invented by Daniel Auernhammer (Frankfurt am Main, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A medicament delivery device for injecting medicament comprises a body 301 comprising a distal end, a proximal end, and a longitudinal axis extending from the distal end to the proximal end. A plunger rod is configured to be movable in a distal direction of the body, the plunger rod comprising a plunger rod engagement surface. A locking element is moveable from a first position to a second position. In the first position, movement of the plun...