US Patent Issued to MENFIS KOREA on Aug. 26 for "Multifunctional connector and endoscopic treatment instrument having the same" (South Korean Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,396,624, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to MENFIS KOREA Co. LTD. (Wonju-si, South Korea).

"Multifunctional connector and endoscopic treatment instrument having the same" was invented by Chang Bo Kim (Guri-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided is a multifunctional connector. The multifunctional connector includes an auxiliary conduit which is branched from a main conduit and has a guide portion; and an operation member provided detachably from the auxiliary conduit, wherein the operation member includes an intubation portion inserted into the auxiliary conduit; sliding guide formed to move forward and backward while bei...