ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,521,091, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to GE Precision Healthcare LLC (Waukesha, Wis.).

"Systems and methods for passive wire management" was invented by Robert Andrew Meurer (Waukesha, Wis.), Philip Stankard (Waukesha, Wis.), Craig Robert Loomis (Shorewood, Wis.), Allison Nicole Garza (Waukesha, Wis.), Ross Stalter (Waukesha, Wis.) and Naum Muchnik (Yokneam Illit, Israel).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system (e.g., an ultrasound imaging system) is provided. The system includes an ultrasound probe having a cable, and an ultrasound probe holder configured to receive the ultrasound probe. The system further includes a housing supported...