US Patent Issued to Covidien on Sept. 15 for "Manometry systems" (Colorado Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,733,788, issued on Sept. 15, was assigned to Covidien LP (Mansfield, Mass.).

"Manometry systems" was invented by Jennifer Lin (Broomfield, Colo.), Ryan S. Sohlden (Lyons, Colo.) and Aria S.A. Thakore (Superior, Colo.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A manometry system includes a manometric catheter configured to sense pressure within a gastrointestinal tract, a computer in communication with the catheter, and a display. The manometric system may further include at least one of a remote controller configured to couple to the catheter, a strap configured to secure the catheter to a patient's head, or an RFID scanner configured to sense a lo...