ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,396,621, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to KARL STORZ Imaging Inc. (Goleta, Calif.).

"Frame processing of imaging scope data for user interface presentation" was invented by George E. Duckett III (Castaic, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Improved medical scope devices and systems are provided to with two imaging modes and user interface features based on the imaging modes. A medical scope has a shaft with a light emitter at the distal tip providing illumination light and an optical assembly including a wide-angle lens element. A processor controls a display to show an adjustable region of interest (ROI) smaller than a field of vie...