ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,558,501, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to LIGAND INNOVATION GLOBAL LTD. (Mississauga, Canada).

"Portable electromechanical resuscitator bag single sided compression device" was invented by Lisa Margaret Cooper (Toronto), Gareth Alan Kenworthy (Stouffville, Canada), Oladayo Emmanuel Olakulehin (Brampton, Canada) and Raymond John Minato (Toronto).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An example device comprises: a cradle to support a resuscitator bag; a paddle arm comprising: a paddle surface disposed opposite the cradle; and a pair of arms extending from the paddle surface; a housing comprising: top, bottom, front and rear sides, and an opening...