US Patent Issued to GE Precision Healthcare on April 29 for "Ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus, ultrasonic diagnostic system, and method for use with the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus" (Japanese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,285,296, issued on April 29, was assigned to GE Precision Healthcare LLC (Wauwatosa, Wis.).

"Ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus, ultrasonic diagnostic system, and method for use with the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus" was invented by Shunichiro Tanigawa (Tokyo) and Naohisa Kamiyama (Tokyo).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Various ultrasonic diagnostic apparatuses and method are provided for calculating a velocity of propagation of shear waves. In one example, a method includes applying mechanical vibrations to a patient to generate shear waves, receiving first echo signals based on first ultrasonic pulses transmitted at a first pulse repetiti...