ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,440,093, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to AMBU A/S (Ballerup, Denmark).
"Endoscope comprising a biopsy valve" was invented by Victor Silbermann (Them, Denmark) and Alistair David Morton (Kastrup, Denmark).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An endoscope including: a handle; and an insertion cord; the handle including: a working channel access port providing access to a working channel extending from the handle to a distal tip unit of the insertion cord; and a biopsy valve attached or attachable to the working channel access port; the biopsy valve including: a valve body attached or attachable to the working channel access port; and a valve l...