ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,485,246, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to Covidien LP (Mansfield, Mass.).
"Low-profile humidifier with removable flow channel" was invented by Donald J. Novkov (Encinitas, Calif.) and Matthew J. Phillips (Carlsbad, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The disclosed technology relates to low-profile humidifiers for humidifying breathing gases from a medical ventilator. In an example, the low-profile humidifier includes a humidifier body that includes a liquid port; a pump in fluid communication with the liquid port; a valve in fluid communication with the pump; a nozzle in fluid communication with the valve; a controller that controls th...