ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,471,892, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to Olympus Medical Systems Corp. (Tokyo).
"Real-time sampling system" was invented by David A. Herrin (Seattle).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed embodiments include apparatuses, systems, and methods for preventing buckling of an elongated instrument as it is advanced through a channel. In an illustrative embodiment, an apparatus includes an anti-buckling device including at least one movable support bracket. The bracket includes a generally planar member having an inner orifice and an outer edge configured to movably engage an inner surface of a channel. The planar member is configured to p...