ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,502,500, issued on Dec. 23, was assigned to Monitoring For Life Inc. (Wilmington, Del.).
"Medical tube apparatus" was invented by Scott P. Geraghty (Peabody, Mass.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An endotracheal tube apparatus to treat a patient comprising an endotracheal tube and a hub connection fitting; the endotracheal tube insertable into a trachea of the patient; the hub connection fitting connectable to the endotracheal tube; a ventilation passageway extending through the hub connection fitting and a ventilation lumen of the endotracheal tube; a plurality of ports joined with the hub connection fitting, the plurality of ports compr...