US Patent Issued to Acclarent on Jan. 20 for "Shaft deflection control assembly for ENT guide instrument" (American, Indian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,527,939, issued on Jan. 20, was assigned to Acclarent Inc. (Irvine, Calif.).

"Shaft deflection control assembly for ENT guide instrument" was invented by George L. Matlock (Laguna Hills, Calif.), Jetmir Palushi (Irvine, Calif.), Behnam Amin (Mission Viejo, Calif.), Karthick Ramyan Mohan (Irvine, Calif.) and Krishna M. Rajan (Bangalore, India).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus includes a body, a shaft assembly, and a deflection actuation assembly. The shaft defines a longitudinal axis and includes a flexible distal portion. The deflection actuation assembly includes a first rotary actuator, a translatable actuation member, and a ...