ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,465,695, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to Sanofi (Paris).

"Data collection apparatus for attachment to an injection device" was invented by Alexander Heinrich (Wil, Switzerland) and Sven Zwicker (Wil, Switzerland).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A data collection device comprising a first portion configured for attachment to a rotatable dosage knob of an injection device, and a second portion rotatably coupled with the first portion, wherein at least part of the second portion is movable axially relative to the first portion. The second portion comprises a button which is rotationally fixed relative to the second portion, and moveable be...