ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,702,581, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to FILLSENSE LLC (Tiverton, R.I.).
"Sensor for detecting the fill state of a medical fluid bag" was invented by Robert Bishop (Tiverton, R.I.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A warning device for checking if an ostomy, drainage, or wound bag is full and needs to be emptied or if an IV bag dispensing medication or blood is empty and needs to be replaced. The warning device incorporates a unique sensor that adapts to the shape of the filled bag. The sensor can be easily attached to the outside of bags currently in commercial production or optionally integrated by a manufacturer onto a bag and the sens...