ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,458,220, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to Covidien LP (Mansfield, Mass.).
"Endoscope with a multiple diameter working section" was invented by Nikolai David Begg (Wellesley, Mass.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An endoscope having a multiple diameter working section is disclosed. The endoscope includes a housing, a working section, and a rod-lens optical system. The housing is at a proximal end of the endoscope. The working section is integral with and extends from the housing. The working section includes at least a first section and a second section. The first section is contiguous to the housing, and the second section is at a distal ...