US Patent Issued to Masimo on Jan. 13 for "Systems and methods for monitoring orientation to reduce pressure ulcer formation" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,521,039, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to Masimo Corp. (Irvine, Calif.).

"Systems and methods for monitoring orientation to reduce pressure ulcer formation" was invented by Sung Uk Lee (Irvine, Calif.), Ammar Al-Ali (San Juan Capistrano, Calif.), Faisal Kashif (Foothill Ranch, Calif.), Mohammad Usman (Mission Viejo, Calif.) and Massi Joe E. Kiani (Laguna Niguel, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A patient monitoring system to help manage a patient that is at risk of falling is disclosed. The system includes a patient-worn wireless sensor that can be affixed to the patient's back that senses the patient's motion and wirelessly trans...