A: Generally, no. Modern USB drives have encryption and different microcontrollers. You would need to solder a serial TTL adapter to the PCB.
The tool's power is in its deep access to the hard drive: wd marvel repair tool
[Power On] -> [Read ROM via WD Marvel] -> [Check ROM Modules] -> [Load SA into RAM] -> [Fix Module Defects] -> [Drive Detects Normally] Step 1: Interface Connection A: Generally, no