ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,226,078, issued on Feb. 18, was assigned to UNITED STATES ENDOSCOPY GROUP INC. (Mentor, Ohio).
"EUS valve assemblies" was invented by Rapheal Still (Richmond Heights, Ohio) and Gary E. Mann (Painesville, Ohio).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A disposable air and water (AW) valve assembly and suction valve assembly for an EUS instrument. The AW assembly includes an AW valve and an endcap for receiving the AW valve therebetween. The AW valve includes an AW stem connected to a valve stem. The suction valve assembly includes a suction valve disposed in a suction endcap. The suction valve also includes a valve stem. The valve stem is disposed b...