US Patent Issued to The Regents of the University of California on Aug. 5 for "Three-dimensional mapping of deep tissue modulus by stretchable ultrasonic arrays" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,376,822, issued on Aug. 5, was assigned to The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, Calif.).

"Three-dimensional mapping of deep tissue modulus by stretchable ultrasonic arrays" was invented by Sheng Xu (La Jolla, Calif.), Hongjie Hu (La Jolla, Calif.) and Xiaoxiang Gao (La Jolla, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for determining mechanical properties of tissue in an individual includes attaching a stretchable and/or flexible ultrasound imaging device to the individual. The imaging device includes at least a one-dimensional array of transducer elements that transmit ultrasound waves into the individual. A first se...