ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,285,157, issued on April 29, was assigned to EVOENDO INC. (Centennial, Colo.).
"Ultra-slim endoscopy device shaft with precise ordinate four-way tip control and precision steering wire attachment" was invented by David Castano Galindo (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), Blake Monjar (Pompano Beach, Fla.), Damian Tomlin (Coral Springs, Fla.), Paul Imaoka (Jacksonville, Fla.) and Joel Friedlander (Englewood, Colo.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods are disclosed for an endoscope for use in a surgical procedure, e.g., a pediatric trans-nasal endoscopy procedure. The endoscope may include a handle for gripping by a user, and a shaft exte...