ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,336,807, issued on June 24, was assigned to Stryker Corp. (Portage, Mich.).
"Diagnostic tool and method of use" was invented by Scott J. Baron (Plymouth, Minn.) and Michael H. Rosenthal (Plymouth, Minn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A diagnostic tool and methods of using the tool are provided to quantify an amount of nasal collapse in a patient. The diagnostic tool includes a mask with an endoscope port and an opening to allow air flow, an endoscope with a camera adapted to take an image of the nasal valve, and an air flow sensor adapted to measure an inhalation rate of the patient. The diagnostic tool can quantify a size difference bet...