ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,357,243, issued on July 15, was assigned to Masimo Corp. (Irvine, Calif.).
"Physiological parameter system" was invented by Ammar Al-Ali (San Juan Capistrano, Calif.), John Graybeal (Grantville, Pa.), Massi Joe E. Kiani (Laguna Niguel, Calif.), Michael Petterson (Dana Point, Calif.) and Chris Kilpatrick (Irvine, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A physiological parameter system has one or more parameter inputs responsive to one or more physiological sensors. The physiological parameter system may also have quality indicators relating to confidence in the parameter inputs. A processor is adapted to combine the parameter inputs, qualit...