ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,521,514, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to Loewenstein Medical Technology S.A. (Luxembourg).
"Respiratory mask" was invented by Gerd Schulz (Schenefeld, Germany) and Martin Eifler (Glueckstadt, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A respiratory mask featuring a mask body and an articulated connection piece that can be connected to a respiratory tube. On the mask body, at least one exhalation gap is located in the vicinity of a connection that holds the articulated connection piece. Preferably, the exhalation gap terminates in an umbrella-shaped outflow channel that runs away from the patient. Preferably, at least two components of the...