ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,672,758, issued on July 7, was assigned to Medline Industries LP (Northfield, Ill.).
"Endoscope valve assembly" was invented by Mallory Remus (Hawthorn Woods, Ill.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An air-water valve assembly is provided for regulating the flow of both water and air through an endoscope. The valve assembly includes a tripartite stem having a plurality of seals disposed thereon and a hub configured to releasably couple the valve assembly to an endoscope for an endoscopic procedure. The stem includes a lower stem member, an upper stem member, and a cap that may be coupled together in a variety of configurations. Each of the lo...