ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. 12,721,963, issued on Sept. 1, was assigned to GE Precision Healthcare LLC (Waukesha, Wis.).

"System and method for tracking anesthetic agent in a vaporizer reservior" was invented by Julie Anne Mills (Monona, Wis.), Joseph Lacey (Madison, Wis.), Thomas Bender II (Cottage Grove, Wis.), Russell Kuzelka (McFarland, Wis.) and David Michael Wahl (Verona, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for tracking anesthetic agent in a vaporizer reservoir can include a mass flow sensor configured to measure a flow rate entering or exiting a vaporizer chamber, a gas pressure sensor configured to measure a pressure of a mixed gas provided from the v...