ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,472,346, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to ZOLL Medical Corp. (Chelmsford, Mass.).

"Configurable electrodes and sensors" was invented by Annemarie Silver (Bedford, Mass.), Paolo Giacometti (Nashua, N.H.), Guy Johnson (Gloucester, Mass.), Gary Freeman (Waltham, Mass.), Lisa Campana (Waltham, Mass.) and Frederick Geheb (Danvers, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Example defibrillator electrode assemblies compression assemblies are described that may be dimensioned and configured for use on a patient despite physical constraints that limit the area or locations on a patient onto which an electrode assembly may be placed. A cardio pulmon...