US Patent Issued to Profound Medical on July 28 for "Ultrasound probe with monolithic thermoplastic body" (Canadian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,690,842, issued on July 28, was assigned to Profound Medical Inc. (Mississauga, Canada).

"Ultrasound probe with monolithic thermoplastic body" was invented by Christopher Driver (Oakville, Canada), Samantha Lee (Mississauga, Canada) and Nicholas Alexander Lavdas (London, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An ultrasound probe includes a shaft including a monolithic thermoplastic body having an outer wall that defines a diameter of the shaft, the monolithic thermoplastic body defining a plurality of channels that extend from a proximal end of the shaft. The plurality of channels includes an ultrasound transducer channel and a cooling ch...