ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- United States Patent no. 12,207,966, issued on Jan. 28, was assigned to COVIDIEN LP (Mansfield, Mass.).
"Tube position monitoring system" was invented by Seamus P. Maguire (Athlone, Ireland), Mark A. McGann (Ballybrittas, Ireland), Kieran M. Donlon (Athlone, Ireland), James P. Curley (Via Athlone, Ireland), Daniel P. Waters (Ballinfull, Ireland), Graham B. Fleming (Athlone, Ireland), Sean Morris (Ballymurray, Ireland), Ronan J. Hanamy (Birr, Ireland), Noel Morgan (Athlone, Ireland), Rosemary Cahill (Ballymahon, Ireland), Conor Hand (Dublin), Anne M. Savage (Athlone, Ireland) and Izabela A. Ksienzyk (Athlone, Ireland).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A position monitor...