ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,629,505, issued on May 19, was assigned to VITALTE LIFESCIENCES INC. (Reno, Nev.).
"Minimally traumatic trocar method for subcutaneous medication delivery" was invented by Charles P. Virden (Reno, Nev.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for delivering a medication pellet to a subcutaneous insertion site with a round tipped obturator and blunt cannula is described. The obturator is received within the cannula. The cannula includes a tubular cannula body having a smooth anterior surface a medication slot disposed along the cannula body. The cannula and obturator probe an incision into the subcutaneous tissue along a non-linear insertio...