ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,642,902, issued on June 2, was assigned to GIS Ventures Inc. (Saint Andrews, Canada).

"Infusing dissolved oxygen into I.V. fluids to provide short term emergency oxygenation of venous blood for compromised or trauma patients" was invented by Michael Beattie (Saint Andrews, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "This invention relates to a process through which intravenous fluids, blood, or artificial blood containing high-levels of mechanically-injected dissolved oxygen can be used to maintain appropriate oxygen levels in the venous blood and thereby provide short-term oxygenation support for compromised or trauma patients. In one aspect, ...