US Patent Issued to AMBU on Jan. 20 for "Endoscope comprising an endoscope handle with a separation means" (Danish, German Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,527,464, issued on Jan. 20, was assigned to AMBU A/S (Ballerup, Denmark).

"Endoscope comprising an endoscope handle with a separation means" was invented by Martin Johst Christensen (Kobenhavn O, Denmark) and Lasse Markworth Johnsen (Birkerod, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An endoscope including a distal tip unit having an optical system; a handle having a housing, a printed circuit board, and an operating unit for steering the distal tip unit, the housing enclosing the printed circuit board; a bending section; and a steering wire for controlling a bending movement of the bending section, the steering wire being connected to the...