US Patent Issued to SONY OLYMPUS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS on May 26 for "Medical detection attachment and medical endoscope system" (Japanese Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,635,855, issued on May 26, was assigned to SONY OLYMPUS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS INC. (Tokyo).

"Medical detection attachment and medical endoscope system" was invented by Yoshiaki Niwa (Tokyo).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A medical detection attachment includes: an attachment body attached to a connection portion between a light guide configured to guide a laser beam and a rigid endoscope configured to irradiate a subject with the laser beam via the light guide; a first detector provided in the attachment body and configured to detect connection between the attachment body and the rigid endoscope; and a second detector provided in the attachmen...