New patent granted by USPTO

September 15, 2026

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has decided to grant a patent covering Atle 180's novel proximity sensor. This is one of three ongoing patent families from the patient transfer solution Atle® 180 and has already been approved in Europe. 

“A very exciting decision by the USPTO, we view this announcement as recognition of Njord’s important contributions to the patient handling and radiology workflow field.” says Agnes Söder, Product Manager Njord Medtech.