ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,746,343, issued on Sept. 29, was assigned to Amgen Inc. (Thousand Oaks, Calif.).
"Delivery devices for administering drugs" was invented by Margaux Frances Boyaval (Newbury Park, Calif.), Brian Stonecipher (Newbury Park, Calif.), Avon Kuo (San Jose, Calif.), James Chan (San Marino, Calif.) and Lisa Nugent (Malibu, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An example drug delivery device includes a syringe assembly including a needle. The drug delivery device includes a handle carrying the syringe assembly and including a first portion, a second portion, a tapered surface, and a window. The first portion being wider than the second portion. ...