ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. 12,725,692, issued on Sept. 1, was assigned to West Affum Holdings DAC (Dublin).

"Remote management of wearable cardiac defibrillation system" was invented by Steven E. Sjoquist (Lynnwood, Wash.), Angela M. Stewart (Kirkland, Wash.) and Zoie Engman Brent (Kirkland, Wash.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A Wearable Cardiac Defibrillator (WCD) system is configured to be worn by a patient who carries a mobile communication device. The mobile communication device has a user interface that is configured to enable the patient to enter wireless inputs. The WCD system includes a communication module that is configured to establish a local commlink wi...