ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,564,673, issued on March 3, was assigned to Dauntless Innovations LLC (Germantown, Tenn.).
"Slack release system for medical tubing" was invented by Jesse G. Moore (Germantown, Tenn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A medical tube management system, kit, and method of use; including a fastener, a length of tubing, and a releasable spring to retain and release slack in the tubing when accidentally tugged. The fastener being universal and interchangeable, able to connect various springs. The spring is capable of reversibly restricting flow in the tubing when uncoupled from the fastener. The fastener is capable of notifying the patient, or ca...