ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,257,183, issued on March 25, was assigned to Masimo Corp. (Irvine, Calif.).
"Core body temperature measurement" was invented by Valery G. Telfort (Irvine, Calif.), Philip Perea (Irvine, Calif.) and Jerome Novak (Lake Forest, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Continuous core body temperature measurements are made during hypothermic operations, where the core body temperature of the patient is lowered to reduce swelling. Caregivers monitor the patient's core body temperature to prevent damage that can occur to the patient if the patient's core body temperature becomes too low. To accurately determine the core body temperature of the p...