ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,390,596, issued on Aug. 19, was assigned to Kurin Inc. (San Diego).

"Syringes configured to inhibit forward plunger movement" was invented by Kevin Nason (Phoenix), Jeffrey Veloz (San Diego), Bobby E. Rogers (Park City, Utah) and Nolan Pupping (Carlsbad, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed are systems that include a syringe having a barrel configured to hold a fluid and a plunger configured to draw the fluid into the barrel when the plunger is pulled backward through the barrel. The syringe is configured to inhibit forward movement of the plunger. For example, the systems can include mating pockets configured to engage barbs ...