ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,453,829, issued on Oct. 28.
"Multipurpose airway device" was invented by Chong S. Kim (Holmdel, N.J.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An airway device facilitates the insertion of an ETT into a patient, the delivery of oxygenated air into a patient, an exchange of the pre-inserted ETT in an intubated patient, and an evaluation of the larynx and trachea in an intubated patient, The device comprises an overtube having a mask section attached to a distal portion of the overtube. An inflatable bladder affixed to the mask section includes a shape and surface configured to seamlessly contact the circumference of the elliptical construction of th...