US Patent Issued to KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS on Jan. 27 for "Measurement of blood pressure and edema, for example as an indication of an increased likelihood of pre-eclampsia" (Dutch, Belgian, Indian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,533,077, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. (Eindhoven, Netherlands).

"Measurement of blood pressure and edema, for example as an indication of an increased likelihood of pre-eclampsia" was invented by Maria Estrella Mena Benito (Eindhoven, Netherlands), Mark Thomas Johnson (Arendonk, Belgium), Mohammed Meftah (Tilburg, Netherlands) and Hiwale Sujitkumar (Aurangabad, India).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system comprises a first sensor for generating a swelling signal based on the user pressing on the first sensor with a body part, a second sensor for generating a blood signal which is indicative of the volume o...