ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,558,575, issued on Feb. 24.
"Guided ultrasound for the targeting and treatment of tendon disorders" was invented by Lucas J. Bader (Hallandale Beach, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A wearable ultrasound apparatus for the diagnosis and treatment of pathological tendon tissue is provided including a flexible transducer array housing comprising a plurality of transducer sub-arrays further comprised of a plurality of piezoelectric transducer elements. Wherein the flexible transducer housing includes at least two or more transducer sub-arrays the placed within adjacent segments, each segment separated by a flexible hinge that allows for ...