ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,708,728, issued on Aug. 18, was assigned to Passy-Muir Inc. (Irvine, Calif.).
"Tracheal tube assembly" was invented by Cameron Jolly (Newport Beach, Calif.), Jose Comino (Irvine, Calif.) and Daniel Carrillo (Irvine, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tracheostomy tube assembly is proposed. The assembly may include an outer cannula configured to be positioned in an airway. The assembly may also include an outer cannula connector coupled to a proximal end of the outer cannula, the outer cannula connector including a proximal region. The proximal region of the outer cannula connector may include a cutout extending in a direction of a l...