US Patent Issued to KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS on Aug. 12 for "Device with bendable distal portion and system actuating the distal portion of the device" (Dutch Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,383,242, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. (Eindhoven, Netherlands).

"Device with bendable distal portion and system actuating the distal portion of the device" was invented by Franciscus Reinier Antonius Van Der Linde (Schijndel, Netherlands) and Cornelis Gerardus Maria De Haas (Neunen, Netherlands).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device with bendable distal end of its elongate body and a system actuating the distal portion of the device is disclosed. A rigid elongate member fixedly attached to a distal portion of a grip structure and forming a pathway for pull-wires, can be manipulated by a control organ, such...