US Patent Issued to COOK MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES on Sept. 15 for "Endoscope handle with catheter loop" (North Carolina Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,733,789, issued on Sept. 15, was assigned to COOK MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC (Bloomington, Ind.).

"Endoscope handle with catheter loop" was invented by John C. Sigmon Jr. (Winston-Salem, N.C.), Christopher A. Carruthers (Winston-Salem, N.C.), Marc Spencer (Winston-Salem, N.C.) and Shaun D. Gittard (Winston-Salem, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A scope system including a handle that may be changed from a locked configuration to an unlocked configuration by removing a removable handle lock is provided. The handle includes features for storage of a movable elongate member on the side of the handle when the handle is in the locked config...