ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,478,379, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to OLYMPUS Corp. (Tokyo).
"Medical device and method of releasing clip unit" was invented by Toshihiro Yoshii (Hirosaki, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A medical device that includes a clip unit; an operation wire for operating the clip unit; a link capable of linking the clip unit and the operation wire such that the clip unit is engaged with the operation wire; and a sheath. The link can be moved to release an engagement between the operation wire and the clip unit."
The patent was filed on June 9, 2021, under Application No. 17/342,653.
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