ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,490,936, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to PHILIPS IMAGE GUIDED THERAPY Corp. (San Diego).

"Smart interface cable for coupling a diagnostic medical device with a medical measurement system" was invented by Paul Douglas Corl (Palo Alto, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure involves a medical device. The medical device includes an elongate cable assembly having a distal connector, a proximal connector, and a cable body coupling the proximal and distal connectors. The distal connector is configured for coupling with a diagnostic medical device. The proximal connector is configured for coupling with a medical measureme...