US Patent Issued to Welch Allyn on June 3 for "Method and apparatus for accurate placement of electrocardiogram electrodes" (Wisconsin Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. 12,318,222, issued on June 3, was assigned to Welch Allyn Inc. (Skaneateles Falls, N.Y.).

"Method and apparatus for accurate placement of electrocardiogram electrodes" was invented by Sharone Zlochiver (Mequon, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for guiding electrocardiogram (ECG) electrode placement on a person includes acquiring an image of the person, identifying an externally discernable anatomical landmark on the image, determining target locations for first through nth electrodes as a function of the location of the landmark, and highlighting the target locations on the person. A system for guiding placement of ECG electrodes...