ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,605,512, issued on April 21, was assigned to Amgen Inc. (Thousand Oaks, Calif.).
"Drug delivery device" was invented by Ali Nekouzadeh (Thousand Oaks, Calif.), Carl Conrath (Thousand Oaks, Calif.), Kimberly Sepulveda (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) and Jimmie L. Ward (Camarillo, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A drug delivery device may include a housing having an opening, a drug storage container, a plunger rod, and a drive mechanism. The drug storage container may have an inner surface at least partially defining a drug storage chamber and an outer surface defining an outer diameter. The drug storage container may further include a plun...