ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,773,492, issued on Oct. 27.

"Suspension tether for medical tubing and attachment device for same" was invented by Morgan Fischer (Upper Brookville, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A suspension tether suspends intravenous medical tubing that extends between a patient and an IV stand, which supports an IV solution source. The suspension tether includes an elongate elastic body member connectable at one end to a hook of the IV stand connected at the other end to the IV tube(s). The suspension tether facilitates patient mobility by allowing the patient to move about a space relative to the IV stand to a distance near the full length of t...