ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,409,267, issued on Sept. 9, was assigned to Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GMBH (Frankfurt am Main, Germany).
"Medicament delivery device" was invented by Stefan Verlaak (Paderno d'Adda, Italy) and Ilario Melzi (Cernusco, Italy).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A medicament delivery device comprises a needle configured to move between a retracted position and an inserted position; an insertion mechanism to move the needle from the retracted position to the inserted position when activated; a locking arm which, in a locked position, is engaged with the insertion mechanism to prevent activation of the insertion mechanism and, in an unlocked posi...