ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,471,854, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to Welch Allyn Inc. (Skaneateles Falls, N.Y.).
"Systems and methods for monitoring a patient" was invented by David E. Quinn (Auburn, N.Y.) and Matthew J. Kinsley (Marcellus, N.Y.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for monitoring a patient includes an inflatable cuff configured to at least partially occlude an artery of the patient, and a sensor configured to determine a first parameter associated with the at least partially occluded artery and to generate an output signal indicative of the first parameter. The system also includes a processor configured to receive the output signal and infor...