ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,275,014, issued on April 15, was assigned to Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc. (Tarrytown, N.Y.).
"Tube retainer with vacuum pump having disk cam" was invented by George Sorensen (Mount Bethel, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Embodiments provide a tube retainer system, including: an outer body; a diaphragm having a circular opening; a valve including a valve head and a valve stem attached to the valve head; a cam; a camshaft extending through the cam; a drive gear attached to the camshaft; a restraint gear attached to the camshaft; a push bar located below the diaphragm; and a pawl. The diaphragm, the cam, the drive gear, the restrai...