ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,697,457, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Ltd. (Auckland, New Zealand).
"Neonatal flexible and hybrid medical tubes" was invented by Gareth James Hobbs (Auckland, New Zealand), Layton Robert Hern (Auckland, New Zealand), Kiel Anthony McCool (Auckland, New Zealand) and Elmo Benson Stoks (Auckland, New Zealand).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Medical tubes and methods of manufacturing medical tubes are disclosed, such as in positive airway pressure (PAP), respirator, anaesthesia, ventilator, and insufflation systems. The tube may be a composite structure made of two or more distinct components spirally wound to for...