ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,427,273, issued on Sept. 30.

"Methods for treating respiratory distress and compositions for use in the same" was invented by John E. Boyd (Old Greenwich, Conn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods for treating respiratory distress such as ARDS using foaming agent(s) (e.g., natural and/or synthetic surfactant(s)) and/or external energy (e.g., vibration, acoustic, etc.) and compositions and systems configured for performing the same."

The patent was filed on May 8, 2021, under Application No. 17/302,643.

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