ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,357,768, issued on July 15, was assigned to Safeject International Pte Ltd (Singapore).
"Protective device for a syringe needle tube" was invented by Stephan Fischer (Hiddenhausen, Germany), Tobias Wilke (Ibbenbueren, Germany) and Bernd Mohr (Barnstedt, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A protective device for a needle tube of a syringe, the protective device including a base; and a cover connected to the base, wherein the base s configured to cooperate with a needle carrier by positive form locking wherein the needle carrier supports the needle tube, wherein the cover is configured elongated along a longitudinal axis and defines an...