US Patent Issued to Boston Scientific Scimed on Sept. 8 for "Suction valve with outwardly biased shaft for an endoscope" (Massachusetts Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,727,747, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to Boston Scientific Scimed Inc. (Maple Grove, Minn.).

"Suction valve with outwardly biased shaft for an endoscope" was invented by Nathan Thomas Cummings (Worcester, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Devices, systems, and methods for a suction valve assembly for a medical device. The suction valve assembly includes a valve member with a valve shaft that slides within a valve well. The valve shaft includes one or more slits and is biased to expand outward and press against internal walls of the valve well."

The patent was filed on May 15, 2024, under Application No. 18/665,127.

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