US Patent Issued to Welch Allyn on July 7 for "Configurable workflows for medical devices" (New York Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,676,233, issued on July 7, was assigned to Welch Allyn Inc. (Skaneateles Falls, N.Y.).

"Configurable workflows for medical devices" was invented by David D. Gamble (East Syracuse, N.Y.) and Edward T. Imboden (Skaneateles, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for modifying a workflow on a medical device receives a request for activating a service type on the medical device. The system determines a geographic location of the medical device, and determines whether the service type is authorized for use in the geographical location of the medical device. The system activates the service type on the medical device when the service type...