US Patent Issued to Covidien on Nov. 25 for "Systems and methods for improved non-contact patient monitoring of incubated neonates" (British Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,482,557, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to Covidien LP (Mansfield, Mass.).

"Systems and methods for improved non-contact patient monitoring of incubated neonates" was invented by Philip C. Smit (Hamilton, Great Britain) and Paul S. Addison (Edinburgh, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "System and methods for non-contact video-based patient monitoring are described. The systems and methods may include locating one or more condensation removal elements on a transparent enclosure for removal of condensation that may be obstructing the view between a video camera used to monitor a patient and the patient. The systems and methods m...