ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,540,923, issued on Feb. 3, was assigned to ICONEUS (Antony, France), INSERM (INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA SANTE ET DE LA RECHERCHE MEDICALE) (Paris), CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE (Paris) and ECOLE SUPERIEURE DE PHYSIQUE ET DE CHIMIE INDUSTRIELLES DE LA VILLE DE PARIS (Paris).

"Ultrasound probes and apparatuses for ultrasound imaging including such" was invented by Bruno-Felix Osmanski (Paris), Thomas Deffieux (Paris), Mathieu Pernot (Paris), Adrien Bertolo (Ivry-sur-Seine, France) and Charlie Demene (Paris).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An ultrasound probe includes a connector and a probe head that includes a mount located in a...