ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,366,439, issued on July 22.

"Measuring device and a measurement method thereof" was invented by Jihad Ali Mustapha (Ada, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A measurement device and method that allows for precise placement, as well as more accurate measurement of various body parts, including vessels, lesions, and/or lumens of vessels of various body parts. The measurement device comprises one or more measurement tapes having (i) a plurality of measurement marks for measuring a distance and/or a length of a vessel and (ii) a plurality of circular indicators for measuring a diameter of a lumen of the vessel."

The patent was filed on Feb...