ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,623,041, issued on May 12.
"Airflow nasal prong" was invented by Ari Namon (Lakeville, Conn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A nasal prong comprising a tube configured to be partially placed in a nasal passage of a patient, the tube having a first end, a second end, and an intermediate portion, and a lumen extending therebetween. The first end having an elongated opening configured to face supero-medially within the nasal passage, wherein airflow out of the elongated opening is directed superiorly and posteriorly within the nasal cavity, above the inferior concha, around the middle concha, and towards the roof of the nose. The intermediate...