ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. 12,721,501, issued on Sept. 1, was assigned to Sigma Engineering Concepts LLC (Marysville, Wash.).
"Modular endoscope" was invented by Carlos J. Cruz Trabanino (Marysville, Wash.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A modular endoscope system is described which can allow a single modular endoscope system to perform several imaging and therapeutic procedures. The modular endoscope system includes one or more control sections, one or more insertion tube sections, and one or more head sections that are interchangeable and combinable with respect to an intended endoscopy procedure. These sections may be connected, and signals may transmit electronica...