ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,606,412, issued on April 21, was assigned to Reel Free Corp. (Grand Rapids, Mich.).
"Oxygen tubing retraction and storage apparatus" was invented by Austin Pollock (Lowell, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An oxygen tubing retraction and storage apparatus that provides for retraction of tubing that is between a patient and, for example, an oxygen machine. The retraction apparatus having a frame member, a drum assembly, a tube drum guide assembly and a motor assembly. The drum assembly rotates relative to the frame member, with the tube drum guide assembly cooperatively guiding tubing into and out of a channel on the drum assembly."...