US Patent Issued to GE Precision Healthcare on April 14 for "Wearable device for hands-free operation of an ultrasound probe" (New York Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,599,363, issued on April 14, was assigned to GE Precision Healthcare LLC (Waukesha, Wis.).

"Wearable device for hands-free operation of an ultrasound probe" was invented by Warren Lee (Niskayuna, N.Y.), David Shoudy (Niskayuna, N.Y.), Andrew Burns (Niskayuna, N.Y.) and Craig Galligan (Averill Park, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A wearable device is provided. The wearable device may include a mount including a spherical outer surface, and an opening configured to receive a probe. The wearable device may include a base comprising an inner circumferential surface that interfaces with the spherical outer surface of the mount to select...