ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,440,297, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to SHENZHEN ROBO MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY Co. LTD. (Shenzhen, China).

"Endoscope adapter and auxiliary instrument for endoscopic surgery" was invented by Jian Huang (Shenzhen, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure discloses an endoscope adapter and an auxiliary instrument for endoscopic surgery. The endoscope adapter includes an inner sleeve and an outer sleeve. The inner sleeve includes an inner channel configured for accommodating a distal end of an insertion portion of the endoscope. The outer sleeve is sleeved on the inner sleeve, and capable of defining an outer channel betwee...