US Patent Issued to Covidien on Oct. 6 for "Disposable endoscope drive" (Colorado Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,751,602, issued on Oct. 6, was assigned to Covidien LP (Mansfield, Mass.).

"Disposable endoscope drive" was invented by Chenghao Bi (Boulder, Colo.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The technology relates to an endoscope having a proximal end and a distal end with a steerable distal tip. The endoscope may include a motor positioned within an interior of the endoscope, the motor comprising an axle; a drum connected to the axle such that rotation of the axle causes rotation of the drum; an anchoring cylinder affixed to an interior surface of the endoscope; a first pull wire coupled to the drum and affixed to the anchoring cylinder, such that r...