ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,678,563, issued on July 14, was assigned to CAREFUSION 303 INC. (San Diego).

"Universal flow limiter assembly" was invented by Jason Andrew Wine (Placentia, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A universal flow limiter assembly includes a body configured to receive a portion of an IV tube, where the body includes two opposing side beams, a hinge portion disposed at a first end of the body, a control portion disposed at a second end of the body, a groove defined between the side beams and disposed between the hinge portion and the control portion and a control knob. The universal flow limiter assembly is configured to regulate a flow rat...