ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,746,361, issued on Sept. 29.
"Ventilator condensation trap" was invented by Joseph P. Schultz (Atlanta).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Condensation traps are disclosed herein for the purpose of trapping and removing water condensed from the humidified air present within respiratory ventilatory systems and tubing. Traps disclosed herein can be positioned inline with the tubing, and therefore allow the trap to be positioned very near the patient interface, and minimize dead space between the trap and the patient interface. Minimizing the dead space in this manner prevents water from condensing prior to entering the trap. Respiratory ventil...