US Patent Issued to ICU Medical on Feb. 3 for "System for monitoring and delivering medication to a patient and method of using the same to minimize the risks associated with automated therapy" (Illinois Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,539,365, issued on Feb. 3, was assigned to ICU Medical Inc. (San Clemente, Calif.).

"System for monitoring and delivering medication to a patient and method of using the same to minimize the risks associated with automated therapy" was invented by Timothy L. Ruchti (Gurnee, Ill.) and Mohammad M. Khair (Streamwood, Ill.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system and method for monitoring and delivering medication to a patient includes a controller that has a control algorithm and a closed loop control that monitors the control algorithm. A sensor is in communication with the controller and monitors a medical condition. A rule base application...