US Patent Issued to Masimo on Dec. 16 for "Patient monitor capable of monitoring the quality of attached probes and accessories" (California Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,495,998, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to Masimo Corp. (Irvine, Calif.).

"Patient monitor capable of monitoring the quality of attached probes and accessories" was invented by Ammar Al-Ali (San Juan Capistrano, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system and method to help maintain quality control and reduce cannibalization of accessories and attached probes in a highly sensitive patient monitor, such as a pulse oximetry system. One or more attached components may have information elements designed to designate what quality control mechanisms a patient monitor should look to find on that or another component or designate other compo...