US Patent Issued to Olympus Medical Systems on April 14 for "Endoscope system and endoscopic ligator attachment method" (Japanese Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,599,385, issued on April 14, was assigned to Olympus Medical Systems Corp. (Tokyo).

"Endoscope system and endoscopic ligator attachment method" was invented by Seiji Iwasaki (Hachioji, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An endoscope system of the disclosure includes an endoscope including an insertion section, and a coupling thread extending along the insertion section. The coupling thread includes a coupling portion at a distal end of the coupling thread, and a thread portion extending proximally from the coupling portion. The endoscope system includes a distal end cover on a distal end portion of the insertion section. At least a pa...