US Patent Issued to OLYMPUS on June 24 for "Examination device, endoscope system, and examination method" (Japanese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,336,834, issued on June 24, was assigned to OLYMPUS Corp. (Tokyo).

"Examination device, endoscope system, and examination method" was invented by Erika Yanagihara (Chofu, Japan) and Ryosuke Sakurai (Tachikawa, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An examination device includes a processor, and the processor detects, in swallowing videoendoscopy in which an inflow object is given to a subject and a swallowing action is observed, at least two timings among a swallowing instruction timing at which a swallowing instruction is given, an inflow timing of the inflow object into the pharynx during the swallowing action, and a swallowing reflex t...