ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,484,819, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc. (Tarrytown, N.Y.).
"Syringe apparatus and methods" was invented by Jennifer Samproni (Braintree, Mass.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed is a syringe apparatus. Syringe apparatus has a barrel including an inner surface, an open end, and an inlet end; a plunger including a plunger head received in slidable sealing contact with the inner surface of the barrel and forming a reservoir therein; and an extensible member, optionally including an additive, is contained in the reservoir. Extensible member can be coupled between the inlet end and the plunger head ...