ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,544,519, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to Becton Dickinson and Co. (Franklin Lakes, N.J.).
"Tamper evident syringe and cap" was invented by Praveen Kumar (Arachalur, India) and Radhika Dharmadhikari (Pune, India).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A syringe that includes an adapter section and a barrel having a chamber that holds a fluid. The adapter section includes outer and inner walls that form a first groove. The inner wall includes barrel threads and the outer wall includes a first projection. A cap having cap threads engages the barrel threads to removably attach the cap to the adapter section. A locking element having a sidewall tha...