ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,390,600, issued on Aug. 19, was assigned to Novo Nordisk A/S (Bagsvaerd, Denmark).

"Drug delivery device for delivering a predefined fixed dose" was invented by Bjoern Gullak Larsen (Birkeroed, Denmark).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A drug delivery device (100, 200) for delivering a fixed dose, wherein the drug delivery device comprises: a housing assembly, a drug reservoir with a piston and a drive mechanism. The drive mechanism comprises a piston rod (109, 209) for advancing the piston to expel a drug, and a drive tube (180, 280), wherein the drive mechanism is adapted to deliver the predefined fixed dose in response to activation. The...