ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,458,746, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Tarrytown, N.Y.).

"Medical device packaging and related methods" was invented by Andrew Cook (Troy, N.Y.) and Victor Bradford (Troy, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "According to one aspect of the disclosure, packaging for a sterile syringe having a nominal size of less than 1 mL may include a flexible tray having a cavity for containing the syringe. The cavity may include an opening, one or more sidewalls, and a base. A lip may surround the opening, may extend radially outward from the cavity, and may define a periphery of the tray. A removable cover may have a...