ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,408,862, issued on Sept. 9, was assigned to HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE INC. (Little Falls, N.J.).
"Digital biomarker" was invented by Christian Gossens (Basel, Switzerland), Michael Lindemann (Schopfheim, Germany), Florian Lipsmeier (Basel, Switzerland) and Detlef Wolf (Grenzach-Wyhlen, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Currently, assessing the severity and progression of symptoms in a subject diagnosed with a muscular disability, in particular SMA involves in-clinic monitoring and testing of the subject every 6 to 12 months. However, monitoring and testing a subject more frequently is preferred, but increasing the frequency of in-clinic mo...