ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,414,679, issued on Sept. 16.
"Equine nasogastric intubation adapter with backflow diverter" was invented by Ryan M. Lee (College Station, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A rigid hollow tubular adapter releasably attached at a longitudinal nozzle end to a flexible tube during equine nasogastric intubation comprising an annular sleeve having a stationary tubular member and a slidable tubular member. The slidable tubular member is delimited at its ends by the stationary tubular member and a detent member disposed between an equine reflux drainage hole and a longitudinal mouthpiece end. Operator's puffs of airflow through a mouthpiece ...