US Patent Issued to LEAF HEALTHCARE on Oct. 7 for "Systems and methods for managing a person's position based on a personal health factor" (Michigan Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,437,867, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to LEAF HEALTHCARE INC. (Pleasanton, Calif.).

"Systems and methods for managing a person's position based on a personal health factor" was invented by David Perlman (Ann Arbor, Mich.) and Joseph Himle (Ann Arbor, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A monitoring system and method tracks a patient's position over time and ensures that proper turning or other manipulation is done within the time prescribed. Preferably, the techniques herein continuously monitor patient position and alert medical or other personnel of the need for turning or other patient manipulation. The system may be implemented wit...