ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,458,771, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to LOEWENSTEIN MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY S.A. (Luxembourg).
"Physiological lung simulator" was invented by Steffen Pattai (Koblenz, Germany), Mikaela Maria Dombrowa (Weil der Stadt, Germany) and Alexander Best (Seelbach, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A lung simulator for partial simulation of functions of a lung, comprising at least one gas loop which is connected to a ventilator which is configured to convey a breathing gas into and/or out of the gas loop at least temporarily. The lung simulator comprises at least one device for setting the O2 concentration of the breathing gas in the gas loop, a...