US Patent Issued to Becton Dickinson and Co. on April 7 for "Connection arrangement for closed system transfer of fluids" (Utah, New Jersey Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,594,221, issued on April 7, was assigned to Becton Dickinson and Co. Ltd. (Dun Laoghaire, Ireland).

"Connection arrangement for closed system transfer of fluids" was invented by Austin Jason McKinnon (Herriman, Utah) and Milan Ivosevic (Kinnelon, N.J.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for closed transfer of fluids includes a vial adapter having a body with a first end and a second end, a vial connection extending from the second end of the body, with the vial connection configured to secure the body to a vial, a vial spike extending from the second end of the body, with the vial spike defining a passageway, and a collet connection ...