US Patent Issued to Olympus Medical Systems on Feb. 10 for "Connector, endoscope system, and operation method of connector" (Japanese Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,543,929, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to Olympus Medical Systems Corp. (Tokyo).

"Connector, endoscope system, and operation method of connector" was invented by Daisuke Doi (Hachioji, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A processor comprises a receiver including a recess. The recess includes a channel, and an inflatable body located in the channel. The inflatable body has an outer periphery surface and an inner periphery surface. The inner periphery surface defines a central opening in the inflatable body. The inflatable body is reversibly inflatable between a deflated state and an inflated state."

The patent was filed on April 17, ...