US Patent Issued to Becton Dickinson and Co. on Sept. 15 for "Rigid needle shield for prefillable staked needle syringe" (New Jersey Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,734,306, issued on Sept. 15, was assigned to Becton Dickinson and Co. (Franklin Lakes, N.J.).

"Rigid needle shield for prefillable staked needle syringe" was invented by Alfred W. Prais (Hewitt, N.J.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A rigid needle shield for a syringe includes a main body comprising an internal sidewall defining a bore, and an end cap attached to the main body. The end cap includes at least one frangible tab connected to the sidewall of the main body. The rigid needle shield further includes an elastomeric insert extending through the bore and engaging the end cap. The at least one frangible tab is configured to break fro...