Inspira, a company specializing in devices that enable breathing without lungs, announced today the grant of an additional patent by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for its respiratory medical device, the INSPIRA ART500.
The newly granted patent relates to a novel automated self-priming module designed for the INSPIRA ART500 device. This unique innovative operating module further expands the INSPIRA ART500 advancement to potentially ensure patient safety with a proprietary built-in self-automated priming module aimed to ensure an emboli-free connection to the patient's vascular system, thereby potentially reducing risks of the formation of clots that reduces blood flow. The patent consists of nine distinct claims, all deemed novel with inventive merit and practical applicability. In addition to the United States, the Company has initiated patent applications in Europe and several countries in other regions.
In a market that serves approximately 20 million patients every year who are treated by mechanical ventilation systems and may suffer from the associated risks and medical complications, the INSPIRA ART500 potentially brings hope for change by aiming to reduce the need for mechanical ventilation systems that are associated with a sliding 50% mortality rate, may heighten the risk of coma, and may cause bacterial infections and associated mechanical ventilation lung injuries.
