ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,697,279, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to Becton Dickinson and Co. (Franklin Lakes, N.J.).

"Membrane for closed system transfer device" was invented by Romesh Patel (Bridgewater, N.J.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A membrane for a closed system transfer device includes a first portion including a first material and a second portion including a second material. The first material has different material properties than the second material. The first portion is configured to prevent leakage through the first portion when the first portion is punctured by a cannula for a first predetermined amount of time, and the second portion is configur...