ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,290,351, issued on May 6, was assigned to THORASYS THORACIC MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC. (Montreal).

"Modular oscillometry device with dynamic calibration" was invented by Thomas Florian Schuessler (Montreal), Guy Drapeau (Montreal), Lucas Posada Estefan (Montreal) and Geoffrey Nicholas Maksym (Dartmouth, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A module for an oscillometry system of the type having an oscillatory flow source, the module comprises an enclosure adapted to be releasably connected to a core assembly of the oscillometry system. The enclosure defines a breathing flow pathway adapted to be in fluid communication with the oscillatory flow...