US Patent Issued to Covidien on Aug. 4 for "Wired connections for smart breathing circuits" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,697,450, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to Covidien LP (Mansfield, Mass.).

"Wired connections for smart breathing circuits" was invented by Matthew J. Phillips (Carlsbad, Calif.), Gabriel Sanchez (Valley Center, Calif.) and Robert F Frechette (Carlsbad, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A ventilation system that includes a pressure source, a pneumatic path configured to receive gas from the pressure source and comprising a first pneumatic component coupled to a second pneumatic component. The first pneumatic component includes a first electrical conductor including a first electrical component having a first electrical characteristic....