ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,496,408, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GMBH (Frankfurt am Main, Germany).
"Drug delivery device" was invented by Carsten Mosebach (Frankfurt am Main, Germany) and Thomas Mark Kemp (Ashwell, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The disclosure relates to a drug delivery device including a plunger disposed within a case and an audible indicator that comprises a resilient element. The plunger is slidable from a proximal position to a distal position within the case and the resilient element is in a first configuration when the plunger is in the proximal position, such that the resilient element is defl...