ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,715,659, issued on Aug. 25, was assigned to FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE HOLDINGS INC. (Waltham, Mass.).

"Bag closure and container system for medical liquids incorporating same" was invented by Jared Lamb (Ogden, Utah) and Evan Harb (Ogden, Utah).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A bag closure and a container system incorporating the bag closure, are provided. The container system can be used for preparing and holding medical liquids such as peritoneal dialysis solutions. The bag closure can be in the form of an assembly of a bag connector made of a first material, and a nozzle made of a different material. By using two different materials, bondi...