ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,582,406, issued on March 24, was assigned to OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP. (Tokyo).
"Cartridge and cartridge system" was invented by Tsutomu Okada (Tachikawa, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cartridge configured to store a clip unit is disclosed herein. The first cartridge includes a sheath connection portion configured to receive a sheath of an applicator. The second cartridge included a storage area configured to store at least a part of the clip unit. The second cartridge is movable relative to the first cartridge in a moving direction of the clip unit."
The patent was filed on Jan. 30, 2024, under Application No. 18/427,178....