US Patent Issued to Boston Scientific Scimed on April 29 for "Interface and motion translation devices, systems, and methods for endoscope valves" (Massachusetts, Florida Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,285,154, issued on April 29, was assigned to Boston Scientific Scimed Inc. (Maple Grove, Minn.).

"Interface and motion translation devices, systems, and methods for endoscope valves" was invented by Shaun D. Comee (Fiskdale, Mass.), Ryan V. Wales (Northborough, Mass.), Laura E. Christakis (Framingham, Mass.), Rossana Zotti (Miami), Kyle P. Moore (Hopkinton, Mass.) and Laura E. Richards (Worcester, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Various embodiments are generally directed to devices, systems, and methods for controlling the flow of fluids in endoscopic systems, such as endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) endoscopes. Some embodiments are parti...