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Patent No.:

US 12635993 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2026

Filed:

Dec. 09, 2021

Real-time sampling system

Applicant:

Olympus Medical Systems Corporation, Hachioji, JP;

Inventors:

David A. Herrin, Seattle, WA (US);

Christopher R. Ralph, Woodinville, WA (US);

Assignee:

Olympus Medical Systems Corporation, Tokyo, JP;

Attorney:

Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.

Primary Examiner:

Kathleen S Holwerda

Assistant Examiner:

James R Mcginnity

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 10/02 (2006.01); A61B 10/04 (2006.01); A61B 17/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 10/0233 (2013.01); A61B 10/0283 (2013.01); A61B 17/3423 (2013.01); A61B 17/3462 (2013.01); A61B 2010/0208 (2013.01); A61B 10/04 (2013.01); A61B 2017/3447 (2013.01); A61B 2017/3466 (2013.01); A61B 2017/347 (2013.01);
Abstract

Disclosed embodiments include apparatuses, systems, and methods for securing an elongated instrument within a control device used to extend the elongated instrument. In an illustrative embodiment, an apparatus includes a control device configured to facilitate extension of an elongated instrument to a target location. A port within an end of the control device is configured to compressably engage sides of the elongated instrument to secure the elongated instrument to move with the control device.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Herrin, David. (2026). Real-time sampling system (U.S. Patent No. 12635993). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12635993

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