ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,441,512, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to Stryker Corp. (Portage, Mich.).
"Collapsible container holder for patient transport apparatus" was invented by Sean Derrick (Kalamazoo, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A collapsible holder for receiving an oxygen container is configured to be attached to a support structure of a patient transport apparatus. The holder includes elongated upper and lower panels, a flexible interface extending between the upper panel and the lower panel to form an expandable compartment with an opening for receiving the oxygen container in a lateral direction, and lower sliding strips extending laterally alon...