ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,741,116, issued on Sept. 22, was assigned to Oregon Health & Science University (Portland, Ore.).
"Gas-driven, pressure-regulated ventilator" was invented by Evan Fontaine (Portland, Ore.), Whitney Menzel (Portland, Ore.) and Albert Chi (Portland, Ore.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A gas-driven, pressure-regulated ventilator (10, 210) provides support for spontaneous breathing and non-breathing patients. The ventilator provides short pressure cycled and constant flow ventilatory support that allows the patient to receive consistent and reliable ventilatory breaths. The ventilator is designed to allow a clinician to adjust Peak Inspirat...