ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,414,711, issued on Sept. 16, was assigned to Masimo Corp. (Irvine, Calif.).
"Gas sampling line" was invented by Anders Eckerbom (Vaxholm, Sweden) and Robert Zyzanski (Stockholm).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A gas sampling line having a channel for conducting respiratory gases from a patient respiratory interlace to a gas monitor, the gas sampling line comprising, i.a., a gas sampling tube comprised of a polyether block amide material, the polyether segments of which comprise polyethyleneoxide. Use of a tube comprised of a polyether block amide material, the polyether segments of which comprise polyethyleneoxide, for sampling of respira...