ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,527,589, issued on Jan. 20, was assigned to BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR INC. (Franklin Lakes, N.J.).

"Ultrasonic probe assembly and system" was invented by Peng Zheng (Chandler, Ariz.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An ultrasonic probe assembly includes a handle configured to be handheld, and has a housing that defines a chamber. A carriage is slidably coupled to the housing. The carriage has an operator arm configured to be operable by a user to move the carriage between a first position and a second position. An ultrasonic catheter has a catheter sheath and an ultrasonic core wire. The ultrasonic catheter has a proximal end portion and a d...