ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,390,297, issued on Aug. 19, was assigned to James Cameron Dodds (Greenville, S.C.).
"Vital signs monitor cable retraction system" was invented by James Cameron Dodds (Greenville, S.C.) and Lisa Fitzgerald (Leesburg, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cable retraction system, useful at least in vital signs monitoring systems, rolls sensors cables and tubes on rotary spring spools, inside a protective enclosure, for storage. The cables and tubes along with the sensors can easily be pulled out for use and then retracted back into the enclosure as required. This eliminates tangled cables and tubes and provides protection for the sensors b...