ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,426,960, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to Avent Inc. (Alpharetta, Ga.).
"Medical device position notification system" was invented by Donald McMichael (Roswell, Ga.) and Kelley R. Biehl (Roswell, Ga.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A medical device position notification system including a medical device and at least one sensor associated with the medical device, a processor, and a display device. The medical device is configured to be inserted into an orifice of the patient. The sensor measures information related to the position of the medical device in the patient's body, and communicates the information with the processor in real-t...