ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,290,245, issued on May 6, was assigned to SharpMed LLC (Scottsdale, Ariz.).
"Oxygen dispensing laryngoscope sleeve" was invented by Chris Salvino (Scottsdale, Ariz.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed is a laryngoscope arrangement that channels gas, such as oxygen, through a passageway and out through an exhaust port near or at a blade distal end of a laryngoscope blade of the laryngoscope to infuse a patient with the gas during an intubation procedure. The laryngoscope arrangement can either be a gas channeling laryngoscope or gas channeling sleeve that fits over a significant portion of a standard, non-gas carrying laryngoscope. I...