US Patent Issued to University of Virginia Patent Foundation on July 21 for "Device for facilitating respiratory monitoring and support for patients" (Virginia Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,685,832, issued on July 21, was assigned to University of Virginia Patent Foundation (Charlottesville, Va.).

"Device for facilitating respiratory monitoring and support for patients" was invented by Claudia N. Gutierrez (Charlottesville, Va.), Rachel Hollingsworth Jonas (Charlottesville, Va.) and Samuel Oyer (Charlottesville, Va.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The Respiratory Interface Device is a novel, mouth-inserted airway management tool designed to facilitate both oxygen delivery and carbon dioxide sampling through an integrated oral pathway. Unlike conventional nasal cannulas or oropharyngeal airways, this device features internal ...