US Patent Issued to Becton Dickinson France on May 12 for "Standalone safety device for a needle of a medical device" (French Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,623,030, issued on May 12, was assigned to Becton Dickinson France (Le Pont de Claix, France).

"Standalone safety device for a needle of a medical device" was invented by Franck Carrel (Saint Jean de Vaulx, France), Olivier Alvain (Seyssins, France) and Gregory Peruzzo (Prunieres, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A standalone safety device for a needle of a medical device A safety device for a needle of a medical device, the safety device including: a ring fixed with regard to the needle, a shield mounted on the ring by a pivot link, a protective cap covering at least partially the needle in an initial configuration, a translation lo...