US Patent Issued to Becton Dickinson and Co. on Aug. 11 for "Fluid transfer system for drug delivery device" (New Jersey Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,702,750, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to Becton Dickinson and Co. (Franklin Lakes, N.J.).

"Fluid transfer system for drug delivery device" was invented by Eric Scott Clasen (Hillsborough, N.J.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A valve assembly for a drug delivery includes a valve housing having a first side and a second side positioned opposite from the first side, a cannula having a first end and a second end positioned opposite the first end, with the cannula defining a central passageway, and a valve sleeve defining a cannula space. The valve sleeve is configured to move from a pre-use position where the first end of the cannula is re...