ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,285,556, issued on April 29, was assigned to Zoll Circulation Inc. (San Jose, Calif.).
"Automated fluid infusion control for circulatory support and ECMO systems" was invented by George L. Walls (San Jose, Calif.), Richard A. Helkowski (Redwood City, Calif.) and John Thomas Buckley (San Jose, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure provides systems for controlling infusion of one or more supplements into blood received from a patient. The systems include at least one an extracorporeal circulatory support system including a pump, fluid conduits, and at least one a sensor configured to measure one or more parameters of ...