ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,485,247, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Ltd. (Auckland, New Zealand).
"Medical tubing" was invented by David John Sims (Auckland, New Zealand).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A medical tube has a tube wall, a first end and a second end. At least one heater wire is wrapped around the wall. Near or at one of the first end or the second end, there is at least one recess in an outer surface of the wall. The heater wire passes over the at least one tube recess such that the wire does not contact the wall in the area of the tube recess. Also disclosed are methods of making the tube and components used in making the t...