US Patent Issued to Merck Sharp & Dohme on June 30 for "Patient training device for use with a safety syringe injector" (New Jersey Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,670,809, issued on June 30, was assigned to Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC (Rahway, N.J.).

"Patient training device for use with a safety syringe injector" was invented by John B. Cline (Monroe, N.J.), Cassie Megna (New Milford, N.J.) and Wail Rasheed (Union, N.J.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention provides reusable safety syringe devices for use as a teaching and practice tool. The safety syringe device of the present invention comprises four primary parts: (1) a first tubular member; (2) a second tubular member disposed within an inner annular cavity of the first tubular member; (3) a syringe secured within an inner annular ...