ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,303,632, issued on May 20.
"Airway management device" was invented by Vernon Bradley Taylor (Atoka, Tenn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention is directed to an improved suction catheter that increases the effectiveness of clearing the airway by way of non-limiting example, reducing the need for separate suctioning and foreign body grasping instruments. The embodiments described herein provide medical personnel the ability to use one hand catheter to selectively grasp an anatomically lodged foreign body while reducing the likelihood of lumen blockage and interruption of suction."
The patent was filed on March 3, 2022, un...