ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,551,647, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to Surgicure Technologies Inc. (Charlestown, Mass.).
"Resting block and adjustable locking mechanism for same" was invented by Robert Bruce Mackinnon III (Carver, Mass.) and Irena King (Charlestown, Mass.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates to a device that in some embodiments can be used to securely fasten a medical device (e.g. an endotracheal tube) in position for use by a patient. In various embodiments, the device can include a frame and an adjustable locking mechanism slidably connected to the frame. The adjustable locking mechanism can feature a cylindrical block, ...