US Patent Issued to CAREFUSION 303 on Oct. 27 for "Drip chamber with needle valve" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,773,491, issued on Oct. 27, was assigned to CAREFUSION 303 INC. (San Diego).

"Drip chamber with needle valve" was invented by Jason Wine (Placentia, Calif.) and Eugene Mason (La Habra Heights, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A valve body is disclosed to control fluid flow through a chamber body defining a chamber volume, and the valve body comprises a chamber body coupling, a valve inlet, a valve outlet, and a needle valve assembly. The chamber body coupling receives the chamber body. The valve inlet or the valve outlet is configured to be in fluid communication with the chamber volume. The needle valve assembly comprises a fixed n...