US Patent Issued to WM & DG on Nov. 3 for "Stylet and bougie device" (Illinois Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,778,408, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to WM & DG Inc. (Northbrook, Ill.).

"Stylet and bougie device" was invented by Robert W. Molnar (Bannockburn, Ill.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A stylet having a channel configured as a drug-delivery and suction channel, as well as for housing a bougie and a camera. A system including the stylet and bougie device for guided placement of an endotracheal tube in the trachea. Intubation methods in which placement of an endotracheal tube is guided with the stylet/bougie device."

The patent was filed on Sept. 22, 2022, under Application No. 17/950,305.

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