ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,349,868, issued on July 8, was assigned to ANQING MEDICAL Co. LTD. (Shanghai).
"Flexible endoscope" was invented by Hang Yan (Shanghai).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A flexible endoscope includes a disposable endoscope body structure and a reusable camera assembly. The endoscope body structure includes a handle portion, a flexible inserting portion, and a line connecting portion. The flexible inserting portion is directly or indirectly connected to the handle portion. The line connecting portion includes a receptacle located in the handle portion and an external connecting portion located outside the handle portion. The receptacle is dire...