ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,551,404, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to BIOVERATIV THERAPEUTICS INC. (Waltham, Mass.).

"Device container" was invented by Christine P. Janson (Dedham, Mass.), Ethan B. Jacoby (Wellesley Hills, Mass.), Frederick Carel Steinmann (Milford, Mass.), Nikhil Gandhi (Holliston, Mass.) and Chad Presher (Manchester, N.H.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Device containers, such as therapeutic kit containers, are disclosed. In one embodiment, a device container comprises a first member configured to releasably hold a syringe barrel, a second member configured to releasably hold a vial, wherein the second member is coupled to the first member by a ...