ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,232,854, issued on Feb. 25, was assigned to OMNYSENSE LTD. (Tel-Aviv, Israel).

"Oral ECG device" was invented by Yossi Aldar (Tel-Aviv, Israel).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a 1- or 3-lead oral ECG device, shaped and implemented like a household digital thermometer. The 3-lead device comprises three contact electrodes: two contact electrodes on a body of the device, configured for contact with the left and right hands; and one contact electrode on a metallic tip of the device-which may comprise a thermometer-configured for contact with the mouth. The 1-lead device comprises any two of these three contact ...