ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,702,781, issued on Aug. 11.

"Medicinal diffuser" was invented by Dan Tatum (Brookhaven, Pa.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A medicinal diffuser system for patients is provided and includes a nasal cannula, a flow stream vessel and a mount assembly. The medicinal diffuser system is mountable over a patient's head and permits a steady flow of air while administering a medicinal agent. The medicinal diffuser permits a steady flow of air to flow into the patient's nasal cavity while administering a medicinal agent."

The patent was filed on Aug. 26, 2022, under Application No. 17/896,552.

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