ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,440,192, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to PHILIPS IMAGE GUIDED THERAPY Corp. (San Diego).

"Patient interface module (PIM) powered with wireless charging system and communicating with sensing device and processing system" was invented by Cesar Perez (Roseville, Calif.) and Samuel Sidney Rhodes (Roseville, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems, devices, and methods for intraluminal ultrasound imaging are provided. An intraluminal ultrasound imaging system may include a patient interface module (PIM) in communication with an intraluminal device comprising an ultrasound imaging component and positioned within a body lumen of a pati...