ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,673,156, issued on July 7, was assigned to Amgen Inc. (Thousand Oaks, Calif.).

"Drug delivery device with container access system and related method of assembly" was invented by Sheldon Moberg (Thousand Oaks, Calif.), Matthew Wayne Janke (Simi Valley, Calif.), Wael Mismar (Redondo Beach, Calif.) and Alexis Dechelette (Jenkintown, Pa.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Drug delivery devices and related methods of assembly are disclosed. The drug delivery device may include a container including a wall with an interior surface and a seal member with an end surface. The interior surface of the wall and the end surface of the seal member may defi...