US Patent Issued to Research Development International on Nov. 11 for "Steerable micro-endoscope having an electro-surgery tool" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,465,200, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to Research Development International Corp. (Pasadena, Calif.).

"Steerable micro-endoscope having an electro-surgery tool" was invented by Marek Sekowski (Pacific Palisades, Calif.), Mark Simon (Westlake Village, Calif.) and Russ Meek (Sierra Madre, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A steerable micro-endoscope comprising a cylindrical elongated member having at least a first lumen, a tensioning wire running in the first lumen and attached at the distal end of the elongated member; the elongated member having a proximal portion and a distal portion, having respectively a first durometer and a s...