ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,527,922, issued on Jan. 20, was assigned to Credence MedSystems Inc. (Menlo Park, Calif.).
"System and method for safety syringe" was invented by Stephen H. Diaz (Palo Alto, Calif.) and Alan E. Shluzas (San Carlos, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for injecting includes a syringe body having proximal and distal ends, a syringe interior, and a syringe flange at the proximal end thereof. The system also includes a stopper member disposed in the syringe interior. The system further includes a plunger member coupled to the stopper member. The plunger member includes a rotatable member configured to insert the stopper member dis...