US Patent Issued to Bard Access Systems on July 14 for "Ultrasound probe with smart accessory" (Utah Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,678,133, issued on July 14, was assigned to Bard Access Systems Inc. (Salt Lake City).

"Ultrasound probe with smart accessory" was invented by Anthony K. Misener (Bountiful, Utah), Steffan Sowards (Salt Lake City) and William Robert McLaughlin (Bountiful, Utah).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A medical ultrasound system and methods of using the system. The medical ultrasound system can include an ultrasound probe and one of a plurality of optional accessories attached to the ultrasound probe. The accessory can exchange data with the probe and receive power from the probe. The accessory can include processors and logic that governs its oper...