ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,673,169, issued on July 7, was assigned to SHANDONG WEIGAO GROUP MEDICAL POLYMER Co. LTD. (Weihai, China).

"Syringe and needle hub having protective cover" was invented by Rinan Cong (Weihai, China), Shuai Chen (Weihai, China), Xiaobing Li (Weihai, China) and Jianjun Yu (Weihai, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed are a syringe and a needle hub having a protective cover. The needle hub having a protective cover includes a needle hub body and a protective cover that are integrally formed by means of injection molding. The needle hub body is used for inserting and fixing a needle tube. The protective cover is used for flipping at...