US Patent Issued to Gyrus ACMI on May 12 for "Articulating medical instrument" (Utah, Massachusetts Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,622,574, issued on May 12, was assigned to Gyrus ACMI Inc. (Westborough, Mass.).

"Articulating medical instrument" was invented by David Van Ness (Salt Lake City), Maria G. Benson (West Boylston, Mass.), Mayur K. Patel (Framingham, Mass.) and Ronald Ciulla (Westford, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A patterned tube for use with a scope or similar medical device can include at least one flexible section. The at least one flexible section can include a plurality of first cuts having a first thickness, a plurality of second cuts having a second thickness. Particular ones of the plurality of second cuts can be located substantially oppos...