ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,427,248, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to Roche Diabetes Care Inc. (Indianapolis).
"Overmolded septum" was invented by Oliver Kreidemacher (Lorsch, Germany) and Olaf Lebau (Hofheim am Taunus, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed is a pierceable septum for use in drug reservoirs and infusion sets. The pierceable septum has an elastic core made from a core material and a surround made from a surrounding material. The surrounding material is more rigid than the core material. The elastic core is fully embedded in the surround."
The patent was filed on June 17, 2021, under Application No. 17/350,853.
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