US Patent Issued to Becton Dickinson and Co. on June 23 for "Channel system in medical device to house materials to improve performance and longevity" (New Jersey, Massachusetts Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,661,447, issued on June 23, was assigned to Becton Dickinson and Co. (Franklin Lakes, N.J.).

"Channel system in medical device to house materials to improve performance and longevity" was invented by Emilie Mainz (Morristown, N.J.) and Alex Chaves (Tyngsboro, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A medical device operable to deliver a fluid to a patient, including a base having a base body and a hollow cannula for insertion into a patient, the hollow cannula being one of fixed to the base and movable relative to the base to a patient insertion position. The base body includes a fluid pathway that is one of fluidly connected with the hollo...