ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,383,120, issued on Aug. 12.
"Endoscope" was invented by Daryl Bodner (Millersville, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A semi-rigid endoscope may include a shaft that is elongate along a longitudinal direction. The shaft including a shaft body that defines: proximal rigid portion and a flexible tip that is distal to the proximal rigid portion. The flexible tip moves along a lateral direction that is perpendicular to the longitudinal direction. The flexible tip moves along a transverse direction that is perpendicular to both the longitudinal and lateral directions. The endoscope may also include at least one conduit that extends longitudi...