ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,540,710, issued on Feb. 3.

"Disposable cartridge for holding compressed medical gas" was invented by Frank Levy (Fort Myers, Fla.) and Kimberley Levy (Fort Myers, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A disposable cartridge for holding compressed medical gas includes a substantially cylindrical canister. The canister is delivered by an elongate cylindrical body that is tapered to a reduced diameter end portion having a discharge port or opening formed therein. The discharge port is covered by a pierceable tip that seals the canister to hold compressed medical gas with an interior chamber of the canister. The tip is selectively punctured to ...