ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,599,304, issued on April 14, was assigned to Bardy Diagnostics Inc. (Bellevue, Wash.).

"Configurable hardware platform for physiological monitoring of a living body" was invented by Jason Felix (Vashon Island, Wash.), Joshua Djon Green (Seattle), Corey B. Williamson (Bellingham, Wash.) and Gust H. Bardy (Carnation, Wash.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An implantable medical device is disclosed. A housing includes a hollow body forming a first electrode on an outer surface with end caps affixed to opposite ends, one end cap forming a second electrode. A microcontroller circuit is provided and includes a microcontroller operable under pro...