US Patent Issued to RUSKID on March 31 for "Laryngeal mask airway with positioning and temperature sensors" (California Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,589,214, issued on March 31, was assigned to RUSKID LLC (Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.).

"Laryngeal mask airway with positioning and temperature sensors" was invented by Richard Unger (Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Embodiments disclosed herein are directed to an improved LMA with a positioning sensor and a temperature sensor at the posterior dome of the mask of the LMA. The positioning sensor provides positioning measurements for the clinician to determine that the LMA is correctly positioned with the posterior dome in contact with the hypopharyngeal wall. With this correct positioning of the LMA, a temperature sensor...