ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. 12,318,587, issued on June 3, was assigned to SCHOTT PHARMA SCHWEIZ AG (St. Gallen, Switzerland).

"Syringe body" was invented by Mustafa Kucuk (Staad, Switzerland).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A syringe body for a pharmaceutical syringe is provided. The syringe includes cylindrical cavity, a finger flange, and an anti-slip element. The cylindrical cavity has a first end face with a cone and a second, open end face configured to receive a piston. The finger flange is arranged around a circumference of the second, open end face. The finger flange has a first surface that faces the cone. The anti-slip element is a roughened area on the first s...