ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,560,950, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to MEDINCELL S.A. (Jacou, France).

"Flow control device" was invented by Jose Manuel Felix (Montarnaud, France), Jessica Marie Renee Madern (Montpellier, France), Frank Xavier Gaye (Montpellier, France), Camille Madeleine Dulac (Montpellier, France), Romain Tanguy Delamare (Castelnau-le-Lez, France), Sarah Lemonnier (Castelnau-le-Lez, France), Marc Saliot (Prades-le-lez, France), Xavier Nouvelle (Les Matelles, France) and Domingos Monteiros (Saint Jean de Cuculles, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device for controlling flow of a fluid, comprising: a first valve comprising: a selectively op...