US Patent Issued to Farhan Naviwala on March 24 for "Apparatus, methods, and systems for measuring cervical dilation using structured light" (Florida Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,582,347, issued on March 24, was assigned to Farhan Naviwala (Miramar, Fla.).

"Apparatus, methods, and systems for measuring cervical dilation using structured light" was invented by Farhan Naviwala (Miramar, Fla.), Rafael Carreno (Miami) and Spencer Duke (Parkland, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A portable system to be inserted within the birth canal for measuring dilation of a cervical region is disclosed. The system comprises a housing having a first portion sized to conform to a user's hand thereby defining a handle and a second portion sized to be inserted into the birth canal. The system includes two structured light sources ...