ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,708,251, issued on Aug. 18, was assigned to RESNENT LLC (Bloomington, Ill.).

"Endoscope attachment mechanisms and methods of use" was invented by Willard S. Noyes (Bloomington, Ill.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Some implementations of the disclosure relate to an adapter, comprising: a distal part comprising: a first channel running through the length of the distal part from a first opening at a distal end of the adapter to a second opening at a proximal end of the distal part, wherein a shaft of an endoscope is configured to be threaded through the first channel; and a second channel configured to removably couple the adapter to an out...