US Patent Issued to GE PRECISION HEALTHCARE on Nov. 3 for "Standoffs for targeted ultrasound therapy" (New York Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,779,251, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to GE PRECISION HEALTHCARE LLC (Waukesha, Wis.).

"Standoffs for targeted ultrasound therapy" was invented by Weston Blaine Griffin (Niskayuna, N.Y.), David Andrew Shoudy (Niskayuna, N.Y.), Warren Lee (Niskayuna, N.Y.), Craig Patrick Galligan (Averill Park, N.Y.) and Andrew A. Burns (Schenectady, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a gel standoff for use with an ultrasound probe and compositions and techniques for making and using the same. The composition and properties of the gel standoff may be customized to accommodate a subject's clinical needs and...