US Patent Issued to PHILIPS IMAGE GUIDED THERAPY on May 20 for "Fluid barrier for intraluminal ultrasound imaging and associated devices, systems, and methods" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,303,329, issued on May 20, was assigned to PHILIPS IMAGE GUIDED THERAPY Corp. (San Diego).

"Fluid barrier for intraluminal ultrasound imaging and associated devices, systems, and methods" was invented by Jeremy Stigall (Carlsbad, Calif.) and Nathan Andrew Williams (San Diego).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Improved intraluminal imaging devices and methods of manufacturing the devices are provided. In an embodiment, an intraluminal imaging device can include a flexible elongate member configured to be positioned within a body lumen of a patient, the flexible elongate member comprising a proximal portion and a distal portion, an ultrasound ...