ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,635,850, issued on May 26.

"Sphincterotome cannulation with non-invasive visualization capabilities and Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangio Pancreatography with artificial intelligence" was invented by Raja Shekhar Reddy Sappati Biyyani (Marietta, Ga.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for sphincterotome device with visualization capabilities. The distal tip section of the sphincterotome device has a diameter of about 5 fr and is controlled by a control wire to bend to a variety of degrees. The present disclosure further relates to systems and methods for artificial intelligence (AI) aided ERC...