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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 11, 2022
Filed:
Apr. 07, 2016
Applicant:
Ent Solutions Group, Llc, San Antonio, TX (US);
Inventors:
Lori Jean Atkins, San Antonio, TX (US);
James H. Atkins, Jr., San Antonio, TX (US);
Assignee:
ENT SOLUTIONS GROUP, LLC, San Antonio, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 13/42 (2006.01); A61F 13/12 (2006.01); A61F 13/58 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 13/42 (2013.01); A61F 13/126 (2013.01); A61F 13/58 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus that includes an absorber, a positioner, and an estimator, where the positioner and estimator are coupled to the absorber. The absorber includes absorbent material configured to capture nasal drainage. The positioner places the absorber in proximity to a person's nose. The estimator provides an indication of an amount of drainage captured by the absorber.