ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. 12,318,176, issued on June 3, was assigned to Masimo Corp. (Irvine, Calif.).
"Systems and methods for measuring blood pressure" was invented by Cristiano Dalvi (Lake Forest, Calif.), Marcelo M. Lamego (Cupertino, Calif.), Massi Joe E. Kiani (Laguna Niguel, Calif.), Jeroen Poeze (Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.) and Hung The Vo (Fountain Valley, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A blood pressure measurement system is provided that includes an inflatable cuff, a valve assembly and chamber assembly. The chamber assembly can house a gas canister for providing gas to the inflatable cuff. The valve assembly can include a valve having a high pre...