Post-Discharge Monitoring Threshold Mechanism Patent

USPTO issued Patent US12592142B2 to Koninklijke Philips N.V. titled 'Monitoring subjects after discharge.' The patent covers a mechanism for setting one or more thresholds for post-discharge monitoring of a target subject, where thresholds are time-dependent based on time since discharge from a clinical environment.

Healthcare providers and medical device manufacturers should note this patent adds to the intellectual property landscape for patient monitoring systems. Competitors developing similar post-discharge monitoring threshold mechanisms should review for potential infringement implications.