ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,557,972, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to TAEWOONG MEDICAL Co. LTD. (Gimpo-si, South Korea).

"Insertion unit and detachable endoscope comprising the same" was invented by Hyun Soo Ji (Seoul, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An insertion unit for a detachable endoscope, the insertion unit including a housing having a hollow formed penetrating both ends of the housing but being isolated from an outside of the housing; a first intermediate connection part inserted into an inside of the housing to penetrate the both ends of the housing; and a second intermediate connection part spaced apart from the first intermediate connection ...