ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,575,725, issued on March 17, was assigned to Developeration AB (Enskede, Sweden).

"Proctoscope" was invented by Johan Ungerstedt (Enskede, Sweden).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A proctoscope including a body, a handle extending therefrom and an elongated element, extended along an axis, with forward and aft ends and. The aft end attached to the body and open for interior access. At least one opening and/or a transparent section in the elongated element. A reference marking along the opening/transparent section and readable via the open aft end. A positioning device, to support at a treatment area, that includes an elongated position adj...