ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,383,463, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to MEDICAL DEVICE ENGINEERING LLC (Pompano Beach, Fla.).

"Tamper evident seal for a vial cover" was invented by Jonathan Vitello (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), Santiago Paredes (Boca Raton, Fla.) and Peter Lehel (Boca Raton, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tamper evident seal structure for a vial septum or other cover having a housing including a sidewall terminating in oppositely disposed open and closed ends. A retainer is fixedly disposed within the housing and structured for retaining engagement with a portion of a vial, substantially adjacent the vial cover. The housing also includes a pressu...