ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,278,868, issued on April 15, was assigned to CareFusion 303 Inc. (San Diego).

"Remote flashing during infusion" was invented by Gregory Borges (San Diego), Donald Halbert (San Diego) and Jeffrey L. Gaetano (San Diego).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A medical device controller operating in conjunction with a medical device determines one or more current versions of executable code associated with one or more processors in a medical device. Medical devices may include infusion pumps, other patient treatment devices as well as vital signs monitors. The medical device controller determines one or more current versions of executable code and co...