ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,507,691, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to New York University (New York).
"Oxygen cooling system for lung preservation" was invented by Luis F. Angel (Hartsdale, N.Y.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for lung preservation is described. The system includes a cooler at least partially housing a cooling coil, the cooling coil including a proximal end configured to connect to an oxygen source and a distal end configured to connect to endotracheal tubing. The endotracheal tubing is in fluid communication with a conduit extending through the cooling coil. A positive end expiratory pressure valve connected to the endotracheal tubing. A...