ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,478,313, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to Vital Sines International Inc. (Mississauga, Canada).

"System and method for performing assessments based on orthostatic measurements" was invented by Jesse B. Goodman (Mississauga, Canada) and Benoit Lewden (Calgary, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods, devices and systems are described for evaluating an initial orthostatic response of an individual during an orthostatic test. For example, the method may include: receiving a pulse signal obtained during an orthostatic test performed from a sensor placed on the individual; identifying a position and an amplitude of the dicrotic notch ...