US Patent Issued to University of Washington on July 22 for "Alarm system for intravenous pump or catheter based upon fuzzy logic" (California Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,364,442, issued on July 22, was assigned to University of Washington (Seattle).

"Alarm system for intravenous pump or catheter based upon fuzzy logic" was invented by Elena M. Bosque (Pacifica, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In some embodiments, a self-monitoring intravenous catheter system is provided. An alarm controller is provided that receives signals representing a pH value, an oxygen saturation value, and a pressure value in proximity to the distal end of the catheter. By performing a fuzzy logic analysis of the values, the alarm controller is able to detect that the catheter is about to fail or has failed, and can cause al...