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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 11, 2022
Applicant:
Method Ai, Inc., Cleveland, OH (US);
Inventors:
Jad Kaouk, Hunting Valley, OH (US);
Charles D. Emery, Gilbert, AZ (US);
Douglas Teany, Medfield, MA (US);
John-Michael Sungur, Brookline, MA (US);
Christopher Lee Laine, Bellingham, MA (US);
Assignee:
METHOD AI, INC., Cleveland, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/08 (2006.01); A61B 8/00 (2006.01); A61B 8/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/0841 (2013.01); A61B 8/12 (2013.01); A61B 8/4209 (2013.01); A61B 8/4281 (2013.01); A61B 8/4477 (2013.01); A61B 8/54 (2013.01);
Abstract
An organ surface ultrasound probe includes a head, a pump and a controller. The head may include a transducer, a housing supporting the transducer and a flexible bladder containing an acoustic coupling medium for positioning between the transducer and the exterior surface of the organ. The controller is to output control signals causing the pump to inflate the bladder to different inflation states.