ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,544,270, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to Preceptis Medical Inc. (Golden Valley, Minn.).
"Ventilation tubes" was invented by Rudolf Andreas Deibel (Eden Prairie, Minn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A ventilation tube comprising a hollow body oriented along a central axis and having an inner facing wall, an outer facing wall, a medial end and a lateral end. The hollow body including a length that extends from the medial end to the lateral end. A lateral tab includes a base end coupled to the outer facing wall of the hollow body and extends outwardly from the outer facing wall to a free end. The lateral tab is located between and spaced...