ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,475,980, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to Baxter International Inc. (Deerfield, Ill.) and Baxter Healthcare SA (Glattpark, Switzerland).

"Medical device data back-association, system, apparatuses, and methods" was invented by Troy David Heavelyn (Grayslake, Ill.), Curt Matthew Allen (Medina, N.Y.) and Phillip Edwin Fisk (Lockport, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A medical device data back-association system, apparatuses, and methods are disclosed. In an example embodiment, an electronic medical record memory receives, while an infusion pump is administering a medication to a patient, an identifier message including at least two of ...