US Patent Issued to Olympus Medical Systems on March 17 for "Real-time sampling device" (Washington Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,575,720, issued on March 17, was assigned to Olympus Medical Systems Corp. (Tokyo).

"Real-time sampling device" was invented by Christopher Ralph (Seattle), Jean-Martin Baillargeon (Seattle) and David A. Herrin (Seattle).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Various disclosed embodiments include illustrative apparatuses and systems for performing multi-lumen catheter functions and methods for making the apparatuses. An illustrative apparatus includes a multi-lumen sheath, a cap having a proximal end attachable to a distal end of the multi-lumen sheath, and a liner. The cap includes a ramp section having a ramp and an exit port and an imaging se...