US Patent Issued on July 7 for "Medical connector contamination prevention device" (Georgia Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,673,196, issued on July 7.

"Medical connector contamination prevention device" was invented by Joseph P. Schultz (Atlanta).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system relating to improved medical-connector contamination prevention. More particularly, this invention relates to a reduced-touch contamination system for small-bore fluid connectors, including male and female Luer-type connectors."

The patent was filed on Aug. 18, 2022, under Application No. 17/890,339.

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