ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,310,877, issued on May 27, was assigned to Coloplast A/S (Humlebaek, Denmark).

"Sensor patch for an ostomy appliance" was invented by Lars Stendevad Windeballe (Virum, Denmark) and Stephanie Knoedler (Nivaa, Denmark).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sensor patch (100) for attachment to a base plate of an ostomy appliance is provided. The sensor patch comprises a distal surface, a proximal surface, and an outer contour. The distal surface is adapted for attachment to an adhesive surface of the base plate, and the proximal surface being adapted for attachment to the skin surface of a user. The sensor patch further comprises one or more elec...