ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,576,256, issued on March 17, was assigned to HALKEY-ROBERTS Corp. (St. Petersburg, Fla.).
"Medical Luer connector" was invented by Jean M. Bonaldo (Upland, Calif.) and Pavel T. Miller (St. Petersburg, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A Luer medical connector having a male Luer body for connection with a female Luer assembly which includes a female Luer body, a fluid channel insert within the female Luer body, an elastomeric seal between the female Luer body and the male Luer body, and an elastomeric stopper at a proximal end of the female Luer body."
The patent was filed on Oct. 18, 2015, under Application No. 14/886,081.
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