ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,512,201, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to CAREFUSION 303 INC. (San Diego).

"Model-based infusion site monitor" was invented by Robert Dwaine Butterfield (Poway, Calif.), Brian Stock (Renton, Wash.), Melissa Strait (Aurora, Calif.), Harry Dudley (Pasadena, Calif.) and Stephen Rosenthal (Bethlehem, Pa.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system and method for monitoring a fluid delivery is disclosed. The system includes a processor and one or more sensors configured to measure one or more fluid state parameters associated with a fluid delivery channel through which a fluid is delivered to an infusion site of a patient. The processor receive...