ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,369,825, issued on July 29, was assigned to Medtronic MiniMed Inc. (Northridge, Canada).

"Methods, systems, and devices for calibration and optimization of glucose sensors and sensor output" was invented by Keith G. Nogueira (Mission Hills, Calif.), Peter Ajemba (Canyon Country, Calif.), Michael E. Miller (Culver City, Calif.), Steven C. Jacks (Culver City, Calif.), Jeffrey Nishida (Redwood City, Calif.), Andy Y. Tsai (Pasadena, Calif.) and Andrea Varsavsky (Santa Monica, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A continuous glucose monitoring system may utilize externally sourced information regarding the physiological state and ambient en...