ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,620,482, issued on May 5, was assigned to FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE DEUTSCHLAND GMBH (Bad Homburg, Germany).
"Signaling device for medical devices and procedures" was invented by Alexander Schrors (Bad Homburg, Germany) and Annika Thissen (Bad Homburg, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention is situated in the field of messaging apparatuses, in particular for medical technology devices. A messaging apparatus and method are suggested according to which the intensity with which a message is output is dependent on an effort parameter and the distance of a person from the apparatus that outputs the message."
The patent was f...