ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,773,121, issued on Oct. 27, was assigned to Branchpoint & Aura Development LLC (Placentia, Calif.).

"Sensor, circuitry, and method for wireless intracranial pressure monitoring" was invented by Kevin Hughes (Oreland, Pa.) and Alexander Strachan (Verona, N.J.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An intracranial pressure monitoring device includes a housing defining a first internal chamber, a plurality of strain gauges disposed on an inner surface of a diaphragm defined by a wall of the first internal chamber, a device for generating orientation signals, and circuitry coupled to the plurality of strain gauges and to the device. The circuitry is...