ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,593,979, issued on April 7.
"Wearable vital sign monitor device" was invented by Wayne Welsher (Rogers, Ark.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vital sign monitoring device is disclosed that measures the pulse, blood pressure, tissue oximetry, respiratory rate, and EKG lead of a suspect in police custody and/or a police officer. The device is comprised of a base component comprising a blood pressure monitor, a pulse monitor, an oximeter, an EKG lead, and a respiration monitor. The base component is then inserted into a wristband component, such that a user can wear the device on their wrists. The device records vital signs of the user and ...