ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,402,784, issued on Sept. 2, was assigned to Interscope Inc. (Whitinsville, Mass.).
"Endoscopic tool for debriding and removing polyps" was invented by Cosme Furlong (Whitinsville, Mass.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An improved endoscopic tool easily and efficiently obtains samples of multiple polyps from a patient by debriding one or more polyps and retrieving the debrided polyps without having to alternate between using a separate cutting tool and a separate sample retrieving tool and may be used with an endoscope."
The patent was filed on Nov. 8, 2023, under Application No. 18/504,253.
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