ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,447,301, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to SMART RS INC. (Ottawa).
"Flow interruption valve" was invented by Francesco Fiorenza (Ottawa).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure provides a flow interruption valve comprising a first section permanently connected to the second section. The first section has a patient portion to connect to a corresponding tube of a patient, whereas the second section has a ventilator port to connect to a corresponding tube of a ventilator. The first section is further comprised of a compression system, which can be compressed to pinch an inner tube and prevent airflow from the ventilator to the...