US Patent Issued to OPAD Airway on Aug. 18 for "Inflatable device" (Minnesota, Florida, Maryland Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,708,581, issued on Aug. 18, was assigned to OPAD Airway Inc. (Bethesda, Md.).

"Inflatable device" was invented by Mark D. Nissen (Minneapolis), James M. Gayes (Naples, Fla.), Daniel M. Broberg (Deephaven, Minn.), Stephen McKeown (Hugo, Minn.) and Laurence M. Sandell (Bethesda, Md.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An inflatable device for patient positioning is provided. The inflatable device may include a first inflation module and a second inflation module. The first inflation module may include a tail, a first inflation chamber, and a second inflation chamber. The second inflation module may include a third inflation chamber and a plural...