US Patent Issued to Washington University on Sept. 8 for "Systems and methods for uterine peristalsis imaging" (Missouri Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,727,813, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to Washington University (St. Louis).

"Systems and methods for uterine peristalsis imaging" was invented by Yong Wang (St. Louis) and Sicheng Wang (St. Louis).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Uterine peristalsis imaging (UPI) can provide objective, quantitative measures of uterine peristalsis (UP). Unlike other modalities, the contractile activity seen during UP can be quantitatively measured and reliably observed with UPI. With 3D accuracy, which takes into consideration the individual's unique uterine anatomy, the site of initiation and termination of the contraction are mapped along with the chara...