ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,533,255, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to NeuroRescue Inc. (Lafayette, La.).
"Cervical collar" was invented by Robert Michael Maher (Columbus, Ohio).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cervical collar that facilitates therapeutic hypothermia is provided and includes a cooling device having a front portion and a back portion fixedly coupled to the front portion on one side and removably coupled to the front portion on an opposite side. A fastening device removably couples the back portion to the front portion on the opposite side. The cooling device induces hypothermia in at least a portion of a patient. A sensor is provided that measures a...