US Patent Issued to Becton Dickinson and Co. on Sept. 1 for "Septum to facilitate blood collection and related methods" (Chinese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. 12,721,969, issued on Sept. 1, was assigned to Becton Dickinson and Co. (Franklin Lakes, N.J.).

"Septum to facilitate blood collection and related methods" was invented by Tao Jiang (Shanghai) and Bo Yan (Shanghai).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A septum may include a housing and a hollow body that slides with respect to the housing from a closed position to an open position. The hollow body may include one or more holes. The septum may include a first seal coupled to the distal end and a second seal coupled to the proximal end. In response to the hollow body being in the closed position, the second seal may block a proximal opening of the h...