ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,623,831, issued on May 12, was assigned to 623 MEDICAL LLC (Morrisville, N.C.).

"Vapocoolant device" was invented by Theodore J. Mosler (Morrisville, N.C.), Eli Nichols (Morrisville, N.C.), Charles McCall (Morrisville, N.C.), Andrew Corson (Morrisville, N.C.) and James Fentress (Morrisville, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure discloses and describes a vapocoolant dispenser. Specifically, the dispenser comprises a housing and container of vapocoolant, the dispenser configured to receive a sterilizable dose of high energy radiation and to provide a sterile, hermetically sealed vapocoolant dispenser."

The patent was ...