US Patent Issued to UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION on Feb. 3 for "Task trainer for open chest cardiac massage" (Florida Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,542,073, issued on Feb. 3, was assigned to UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION Inc. (Gainesville, Fla.).

"Task trainer for open chest cardiac massage" was invented by Sean P. Kiley (Newberry, Fla.) and Anthony Destephens (Alachua, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Described is an open chest cardiac massage (OCCM) task trainer. The OCCM task trainer includes a simulated chest cavity and a simulated heart having a form factor, feel, dimensions, mechanical properties, deformability, and other characteristics that are substantially equivalent to a human heart. The OCCM task trainer includes componentry for structural support of other ...