ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,582,295, issued on March 24, was assigned to OLYMPUS Corp. (Tokyo).
"Endoscope tubular connector and endoscope" was invented by Takahiro Suwa (Hachioji, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An endoscope tubular connector includes: a connection joint including a through-hole; and a tubular portion that is formed of a material softer than the connection joint and that has one end arranged in the through-hole of the connection joint. The through-hole of the connection joint and a through-hole of the tubular portion are formed such that the through-holes are connected to each other, and an outer circumference of the tubular portion is arran...