ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,708,720, issued on Aug. 18, was assigned to SHL Medical AG (Zug, Switzerland).

"Needle cutting device for cutting an injector needle" was invented by Daniel Carlsson (Nacka Strand, Sweden).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure provides a needle cutting device for cutting an injector needle. The needle cutting device includes a housing extending along a longitudinal axis between a first open end and a second end. The needle cutting device also includes a cutter assembly aligned with the housing along the longitudinal axis, wherein the cutter assembly comprises a blade and a cutter body. The housing comprises a wall that def...