ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,586,243, issued on March 24.
"Monitoring apparatus and method for preventing pressure injuries" was invented by Marjan Monfarednasab (Bedford, Mass.), Shahab Bayani Ahangar (Bedford, Mass.) and Gregory G Collier (Sudbury, Mass.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention is directed to a monitoring apparatus and method for preventing pressure injuries. More specifically, an apparatus and method that is portable, multi-functional, and easy to use, capable of passive monitoring, AI triage monitoring, and EMR integration that can detect deep tissue injuries, falls, and/or bed wetness, using an equitable approach to detection."
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