ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,226,341, issued on Feb. 18, was assigned to OCULAR THERAPEUTIX INC. (Bedford, Mass.).
"Implant injector device" was invented by Peter Jarrett (Burlington, Mass.), Erik Wong (Newton, Mass.) and Eric Dickinson (Amherst, N.H.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system (100) includes a first assembly (110A) and a second assembly (110B). The first assembly (110A) includes a body (120) forming a first interior volume, a plunger (130) comprising a first distal end disposed within the first interior volume, a wire comprising a first distal end secured to the first distal end of the plunger (130), and a plunger clip (140) configured to interface wit...