ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,491,318, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to ALCON INC (Fribourg, Switzerland).
"Devices, systems, and methods for delivering gas" was invented by Quinton A. Quintana (Corona, Calif.), Nicolas Welche (Irvine, Calif.), Isabella L. Hidalgo (Irvine, Calif.), James E. Lescoulie (Mission Viejo, Calif.) and Jack R. Auld (Laguna Niguel, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Devices and methods are provided for delivering gas. In one example, the device includes a syringe body including a proximal end, a distal end including an outlet and a gas chamber communicating with the outlet, and a plunger carrying a piston slidably received within the syrin...