ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,690,837, issued on July 28, was assigned to AMBU A/S (Ballerup, Denmark).

"Endoscope" was invented by Morten Sorensen (Ballerup, Denmark).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An endoscope comprising a tip part having an ultrasound transceiver, a camera module, and a working channel. The tip part comprises an outer housing receiving the ultrasound transceiver and the camera module."

The patent was filed on June 16, 2023, under Application No. 18/210,882.

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