ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,329,926, issued on June 17, was assigned to MEDTRONIC MINIMED INC. (Northridge, Calif.).

"Adjustable insertion device" was invented by Davy Tong (Thousand Oaks, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed herein is an insertion device for installation of a medical device comprising a transcutaneous element. The insertion device includes a device holder for holding the medical device. The insertion device also includes an installation surface configured to contact the medical device so as to deploy the transcutaneous element of the medical device. The insertion device also includes an elastic installation element configured to apply a...