ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- United States Patent no. 12,207,791, issued on Jan. 28, was assigned to HOYA Corp. (Tokyo).
"Endoscope device" was invented by Takahiro Kobayashi (Tokyo).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided is an endoscope device capable of enhancing mechanical strength and durability against various operations and attachment to and detachment from a hanger in the endoscope device in which an endoscope can be suspended on the hanger. This endoscope device includes: an insertion portion; an operation unit that has a joint section configured to be suspendable from a hanger and is connected to the hanger through the joint section; a treatment tool channel that is arranged inside th...