US Patent Issued to OLYMPUS on May 27 for "Clip cartridge, medical device, and attachment method for medical device" (Japanese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,310,597, issued on May 27, was assigned to OLYMPUS Corp. (Tokyo).

"Clip cartridge, medical device, and attachment method for medical device" was invented by Yasuyuki Fujimoto (Tokyo), Kensuke Uesaka (Tokyo), Ryu Yorita (Tokyo) and Yuta Muyari (Tokyo).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A clip cartridge includes a clip unit having a pressing tube, an arm member and a connection portion. The connection portion can transition between a protrusion configuration and an accommodation configuration. The clip cartridge also includes a housing that can accommodate the clip unit. The housing has a stopper that restricts movement of the connection portio...