ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,766,251, issued on Oct. 20, was assigned to ClearPoint Neuro Inc. (Solana Beach, Calif.).

"Front-loadable fluid transfer assemblies and related medical fluid transfer systems and methods" was invented by Maxwell Jerad Daly (Redlands, Calif.) and Peter G. Piferi (Orange, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Devices for transferring fluid to or from a subject include a plunger assembly coupled to or coupleable to a cannula assembly to allow target fluid to be "front-loaded" into a distal end of the cannula assembly while the stylet is withdrawn a distance to create a vacuum and define a flow channel."

The patent was filed on May 31, 2023...