US Patent Issued to The Regents of the University of California on June 24 for "Method and systems for the automated detection of free fluid using artificial intelligence for the focused assessment sonography for trauma (FAST) examination for trauma care" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,340,895, issued on June 24, was assigned to The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, Calif.).

"Method and systems for the automated detection of free fluid using artificial intelligence for the focused assessment sonography for trauma (FAST) examination for trauma care" was invented by Rachael Callcut (Oakland, Calif.), Michael Blum (Oakland, Calif.) and Matthew O'Brien (Oakland, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided are systems and methods for analyzing sonograms of abdomen to identify presence or absence of free fluid in the abdomen. The systems and methods are useful for performing or assisting with point of care...