ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,465,742, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to Site Saver Inc. (Fayetteville, Ark.).
"Breakaway connector" was invented by Spencer A. Jones (Conway, Ark.), Vance Clement (Fayetteville, Ark.) and Will Armstrong (Fayetteville, Ark.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A breakaway connector apparatus including a housing and a breakaway component is configured for attachment directly to a needle-free fitting on an intravenous line. The breakaway connector apparatus includes only one valve. The apparatus is configured to open both the valve and a seal on the needle-free fitting when the breakaway component is attached to the needle-free fitting. When ...