ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,773,304, issued on Oct. 27.

"Self-removing animal dart" was invented by Gene Wiart (Ponoka, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In one aspect there is provided a self-removing animal injection apparatus for injecting an animal with a liquid medication. The apparatus comprises a shaft having a first end and a syringe. A needle is provided at the first end of the shaft and defines a longitudinal direction. The needle is in fluid communication with the syringe. First and second disengaging members are movable substantially along the longitudinal direction and operable to assist with disengagement of the animal injection apparatus from the...