ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,447,087, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to NUVANCE HEALTH (Danbury, Conn.).
"Infant warmer mattress support extension apparatus and method of use" was invented by Christine Raymond (New Milford, Conn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for providing safe and effective access for a newborn infant, i.e. a neonate, to a neonatal warming device while the umbilical cord is still intact. The apparatus comprises a stable support extension tray that enables movement of the mattress and the warmed surface of the warming device to allow for delayed cord clamping (DCC) of an umbilical cord attac...