ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,471,764, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to AMBU A/S (Ballerup, Denmark).
"Endoscope with an articulated bending section body" was invented by Frederik Hansen (Copenhagen, Denmark) and Kaspar Mat Matthison-Hansen (Helsingor, Denmark).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An endoscope having an articulated bending section body including a number of segments, the segments having a central passage adapted in cross-sectional shape to receive and support the exterior surface of a bendable tubular member providing a working channel of the endoscope. The cross-sectional shape includes a number of sectors of a circular periphery having a shared center a...