ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,527,416, issued on Jan. 20, was assigned to SmoTap Inc. (Providence, R.I.).
"Infant stabilizer" was invented by Brian Alverson (Barrington, R.I.), Ravi Stephen D'Cruz (Seattle) and Daniel Joseph Nelsen (Bristol, R.I.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to an infant positioning device for stabilizing and maintaining an infant in a fixed position for a lumbar puncture procedure. The device consists of a frame stand with openings for the infant's face and abdomen to support the infant in the proper position for the procedure and allow for unimpeded ventilation, a component of the frame to secure and stabilize the infant wit...