US Patent Issued to Flextronics AP on Aug. 18 for "Force sensor for medical devices" (Italian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,708,714, issued on Aug. 18, was assigned to Flextronics AP LLC (San Jose, Calif.).

"Force sensor for medical devices" was invented by Marco De Angeli (Barzana, Italy) and Antonino Bongiovanni (Milan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A syringe includes a barrel and a plunge rod axially translatable within the barrel. The plunge rod includes a plunge end extending outside the barrel. A smart cap is coupled to the plunge end of the plunge rod. The smart cap includes a spring, a conductive plate coupled to the spring, a spacer, a battery holder, a battery, a measuring device, and a cap. The battery holder is disposed axially closer to the plung...