ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,507,906, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to Covidien LP (Mansfield, Mass.).
"Integrated multi-functional endoscopic tool" was invented by Benny Greenburg (Hod Hasharon, Israel), Oded Zur (Kochav-Ya'ir zur Yigal, Israel) and Raphael Meloul (Shilo, Israel).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for extending the visual capabilities and working channel of a bronchoscope including a probe having optic and/or tracking capabilities at a distal tip thereof and capable of being advanced through the working channel of a standard bronchoscope. The probe also includes a working channel through which various diagnostic and treatment tools may be adv...