ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,551,126, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to Battelle Memorial Institute (Columbus, Ohio).

"Distributed extravasation detection system for fluid change and to control the fluids levels in a body via wireless interface based on rate of activation" was invented by Chad E. Bouton (Powell, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A System and method enhance clinical effectiveness for monitoring for a change in a level of fluid in tissue by using a device attached to a body portion that wirelessly reports to a remote apparatus or receiver power level for indications of extravasation or infiltration. Adjusting an activation rate of fluid detection, ...