ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,271,240, issued on April 8, was assigned to Clinical Choice LLC (Greensboro, N.C.).
"Scope cabinet" was invented by Joseph Johnson (Greensboro, N.C.), Scott Johnson (High Point, N.C.) and Bret Reynolds (Greensboro, N.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A scope cabinet that defines a cavity configured to receive a medical device, such as a gastroscope or endoscope, therein. The scope cabinet includes a detachable, cradle panel disposed on a panel within the cavity. The cradle panel forms a plurality of elongated slats. The scope cabinet further includes an adjustable arm that is configured to be releasably fastened at a point along one of t...