ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,251,203, issued on March 18, was assigned to PHILIPS IMAGE GUIDED THERAPY Corp. (San Diego).

"Devices, systems, and methods for assessment of vessels" was invented by Justin Davies (London), Joseph Burnett (Carlsbad, Calif.) and Howard David Alpert (El Dorado Hills, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Devices, systems, and methods for visually depicting a vessel and evaluating treatment options are disclosed."

The patent was filed on Dec. 22, 2023, under Application No. 18/394,326.

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