ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,285,588, issued on April 29.

"Intravenous pole organizer for medical tubing and/or wiring" was invented by Sheryl J. Shew (Longview, Wash.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods for organizing medical tubing and/or wiring are disclosed herein. According to some embodiments, the present technology includes an organizer including a tubular member configured to be removably coupled to an intravenous (IV) pole in a vertical orientation. The tubular member can include a longitudinal axis, a lumen extending along the longitudinal axis, and a longitudinal slit connected to the lumen. The tubular member can be configured to separate a...