ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,414,677, issued on Sept. 16, was assigned to GI Scientific LLC (Arlington, Va.).
"Endoscope accessory with locking elements" was invented by Scott Miller (Arlington, Va.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An endoscope accessory, such as a coupler device, is provided that includes a main body with a visualization section for allowing viewing of tissue by the endoscope and a proximal end configured for attachment to a distal end portion of the endoscope. The device includes a passage within the main body having an open distal end and a proximal end aligned with the working channel of the endoscope. A locking element on the coupler device secu...