ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,499,981, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to Baxter International Inc. (Deerfield, Ill.) and Baxter Healthcare SA (Glattpark, Switzerland).

"Medical fluid delivery system including a mobile platform for patient engagement and treatment compliance" was invented by Christopher Daniel Gassman (Crystal Lake, Ill.) and Derek Wiebenson (Deerfield, Ill.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A platform for patient engagement and treatment compliance is disclosed. In an example, a system includes a home therapy machine configured to perform a renal failure therapy treatment. The system also includes a mobile communication device including an application ...