ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,296,101, issued on May 13, was assigned to Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Ltd. (Auckland, New Zealand).
"Adaptor for respiratory assistance systems" was invented by David Robert Kemps (Auckland, New Zealand).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An adaptor for a respiratory assistance system delivers aerosols to a patient. The adaptor is lightweight with a small footprint to increase patient comfort. The adaptor has a nozzle and a sealing mechanism to maintain pressure therein regardless of whether the nozzle is inserted into the adaptor. The adaptor is configured to connect to medical tubing and a medicament delivery device."
The patent was filed ...