ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,292,355, issued on May 6, was assigned to Hollister Inc. (Libertyville, Ill.).

"Ostomy leakage detection system" was invented by Jonas P. Carlsson (Chicago), Ryan S. Park (Dallas), Christina Augustyn (Chicago), Kyle A. Matthews (Chapel Hill, N.C.), Scott E. Liddle (Raleigh, N.C.), Lauren M. Lattanzi (Raleigh, N.C.), Stephanie Musinsky (Raleigh, N.C.), Anthony B. Smith (Durham, N.C.) and Robert A. Stevenson (Morrisville, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An ostomy leakage detection system includes a sensing accessory, a wearable subsystem, a charging dock, and a mobile application. The sensing accessory includes a sensor region comprisi...