ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,551,626, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to AVAXMED Ltd. (Abingdon, Great Britain).
"Needle-free delivery" was invented by Owen Ryan (Wicklow, Ireland), Pascal Launois (Dublin) and David Grant (Faringdon, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention concerns improvements in needle-free devices for delivery of therapeutic and/or prophylactic agents, such as solid dose drugs, including vaccines. The needle-free device disclosed herein comprises novel structural arrangements and modes of actuation and operation, resulting in enhanced functionality and benefits to the user and/or patient."
The patent was filed on Dec. 8, 2020,...