ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,256,942, issued on March 25, was assigned to OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP. (Tokyo).
"Endoscopic treatment device" was invented by Toshihiro Yoshii (Hachioji, Japan) and Naoki Takizawa (Musashino, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A clip device includes a clip, including a plurality of arms having sliding grooves; and an intermediate member inserted into the sliding grooves for connecting the plurality of arms; a pressing tube accommodating a proximal end portion of the clip; a connection member connecting with an operation wire at a proximal end side and including an engaging portion engaging with the intermediate member; and a locki...