ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,329,716, issued on June 17, was assigned to LIBERATE MEDICAL LLC (Crestwood, Ky.).
"Apparatus and methods for assisting breathing" was invented by Cedric Francois (Crestwood, Ky.) and Angus McLachlan (Crestwood, Ky.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention provides, among other things, apparatus and methods of use for treating a subject in need of assistance with breathing. In some embodiments the subject suffers from airflow obstruction. In some embodiments, the subject suffers from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease."
The patent was filed on Nov. 11, 2022, under Application No. 17/985,569.
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