US Patent Issued to Olympus Medical Systems on Aug. 25 for "Insertion device, bending portion of insertion device, and traction member for bending portion of insertion device" (Japanese Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,714,294, issued on Aug. 25, was assigned to Olympus Medical Systems Corp. (Tokyo).

"Insertion device, bending portion of insertion device, and traction member for bending portion of insertion device" was invented by Hiroshi Tsuruta (Sagamihara, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An insertion device comprising an insertion portion configured to be inserted into a subject and having a longitudinal axis in a state of forming a straight line. A bending portion is provided at a distal end side of the insertion portion. A bending tube is provided in the bending portion. A traction member is disposed in the bending portion. The bending tube i...