ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,376,870, issued on Aug. 5.
"Choking intervention device" was invented by John Daniel Bergeron (Nelson, Ga.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A choking intervention device for clearing a foreign object obstructing a breathing passage of a choking victim includes an assembly of one or more hollow vessels and a facemask configured to enclose a person's mouth and nose. The assembly includes a plurality of vessels configured to create a low-pressure environment within the assembly. The assembly contains a bottom opening which provides access to the low-pressure interior. The facemask is coupled to the bottom of the assembly and is configured to e...