US Patent Issued to ENDOGENE on Dec. 16 for "Self-advancing endoscopic probe and system compromising same" (Australian Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,495,955, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to ENDOGENE Ltd. (Brighton, Australia).

"Self-advancing endoscopic probe and system compromising same" was invented by Anthony Switzer (Glenbrook, Australia).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Embodiments generally relate to propulsion devices, systems, or components thereof, for progressing instruments along passages, as well as associated methods of manufacture. For example, the instruments may include tools, sensors, probes and/or monitoring equipment for medical use (such as endoscopy) or industrial use (such as mining). The described embodiments may also be suitable for applications in other field...