US Patent Issued to Varun Kesar on Aug. 18 for "Endoscopic open wire snare system" (Virginia Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,708,391, issued on Aug. 18, was assigned to Varun Kesar (Roanoke, Va.).

"Endoscopic open wire snare system" was invented by Varun Kesar (Roanoke, Va.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An embodiment relates to a product comprising an open loop polypectomy snare comprising: a) a handle; b) a tubular sheath having proximal and distal ends, the distal end defining a longitudinal axis; c) a snare wire having a first end and a second end extending from cavity of the tubular sheath and relatively movable with respect to the tubular sheath, wherein the first end is attached to the handle, d) at least two snare hemi-loops attached to the second end ...