ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,409,258, issued on Sept. 9, was assigned to Byonyks Medical Devices Inc. (Itasca, Ill.).

"Pressure sensors, including pressure sensors for automated peritoneal dialysis systems, and associated systems, devices, and methods" was invented by Michael Wollowitz (Chatham, N.Y.), Abdul Qadeer (Lahore, Pakistan) and Farrukh Usman (Chatham, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Pressure sensors, including pressure sensors for automated peritoneal dialysis (APD) systems, and associated systems, devices, and methods are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, an APD system includes a diaphragm positioned over an opening in a disposable set that includ...