ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,533,297, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to SIMPLIVIA HEALTHCARE LTD. (Kiryat Shmona, Israel).

"Syringe adaptor with elastomeric septum" was invented by Eli Shemesh (Hod Hasharon, Israel).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A syringe adaptor includes a body, shaped to define a body lumen, a syringe fitting at a proximal end of the body, configured to connect to a distal end of a syringe, a needle extending distally from the syringe fitting into the body lumen, a septum housing, and an elastomeric septum mounted inside the septum housing. The septum includes a proximal face, shaped to define an aperture having an aperture diameter, and a distal...