US Patent Issued to COOK MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES on March 31 for "System for telescoping members through an elongate tube" (American, Irish Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,588,805, issued on March 31, was assigned to COOK MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC (Bloomington, Ind.).

"System for telescoping members through an elongate tube" was invented by Christopher A. Carruthers (Winston-Salem, N.C.), Liam Breen (Ballina, Ireland), John Crowder Sigmon Jr. (Winston-Salem, N.C.) and Shaun D. Gittard (Winston-Salem, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An endoscopic device is provided. The endoscopic device may comprise a distal end and a proximal end. The proximal end may be opposite the distal end. The endoscopic device may further comprise a handle at the proximal end and a tube extending from the handle towards the dis...