ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,471,766, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to Olympus Medical Systems Corp. (Tokyo).
"Endoscope system and endoscope" was invented by Kento Iguchi (Tokyo).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An endoscope includes an insertion portion configured to be inserted into a subject; a channel tube forming a first portion of a channel in the insertion portion, and a coil wound around at least a portion of the channel tube. The channel tube includes a first magnetic material, and the coil generates a magnetic field in response to a supplied electric current to magnetize the first magnetic material."
The patent was filed on Feb. 6, 2023, under Application...