US Patent Issued to Mallinckrodt Hospital Products IP UnLtd. on June 24 for "Devices and methods for engaging indexed valve and pressurized canister assembly with collar and for linear actuation by plunger assembly into fluid communication with device for regulating drug delivery" (Wisconsin, California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,337,116, issued on June 24, was assigned to Mallinckrodt Hospital Products IP UnLtd. Co. (Mulhuddart, Ireland).

"Devices and methods for engaging indexed valve and pressurized canister assembly with collar and for linear actuation by plunger assembly into fluid communication with device for regulating drug delivery" was invented by Frederick J. Montgomery (Sun Prairie, Wis.), Duncan P. Bathe (Fitchburg, Wis.), Daniel J. Lee (Fremont, Calif.), Scott I. Biba (Madison, Wis.) and Todd J. Bakken (Madison, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A valve assembly including a housing and a valve, the valve being disposed within the housing, a first ...