US Patent Issued to C.R. Bard on Nov. 4 for "Ultrasonic system and method having improved occlusion engagement during crossing and atherectomy procedures" (Arizona Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,458,378, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to C.R. Bard Inc. (Franklin Lakes, N.J.).

"Ultrasonic system and method having improved occlusion engagement during crossing and atherectomy procedures" was invented by Aseem Singh (Tempe, Ariz.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An ultrasonic system includes an ultrasonic device having an ultrasonic transducer, and a core wire having a proximal end coupled to the ultrasonic transducer and a distal end portion that terminates at a distal tip. An ultrasonic energy source is electrically connected to the ultrasonic transducer. The ultrasonic energy source includes an ultrasonic signal generator circuit, a...