ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,558,060, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to ROPCA ApS (Odense M, Denmark).
"Robotic system for performing an ultrasound scan" was invented by Johannes Chemnitz Albinus Jorgensen (Odense NV, Denmark) and Thiusius Rajeeth Savarimuthu (Odense SV, Denmark).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A robotic system for performing an ultrasound scan on a body part of a patient. The robotic system comprises a positioning device configured to hold and move an ultrasound probe, a sensor configured to obtain position data, and a control unit. The control unit being configured to generate first movement instructions based on received position data, and second ...