US Patent Issued to ProtectMed on Sept. 1 for "Breast axilla and thyroid radiation shielding device for medical personnel" (Texas, Washington Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. 12,721,579, issued on Sept. 1, was assigned to ProtectMed LLC (Dallas).

"Breast axilla and thyroid radiation shielding device for medical personnel" was invented by Lauren Ramsey (Fort Worth, Texas), Chet Rees (Dallas) and Ryan Baldwin (Seattle).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A radiation shielding device to be worn in conjunction with a radiation standard apron includes a first shielded portion configured to cover the right axilla and the outer quadrants of the right breast of a user with shielding material, a second shielded portion configured to cover the left axilla and the outer quadrants of the left breast of a user with shielding mater...