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US 1,060,669 · App. 29/686,956 · Granted Feb 4, 2025

Tether for a capsule endoscope

Inventor: Xiaodong Duan (Pleasanton, CA)
Assignee: AnX Robotica Corp
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Patent No.
US 1,060,669
App. No.
29/686,956
Granted
Feb 4, 2025
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a tether for a capsule endoscope as shown and described.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 9, 2019
From: DUAN, XIAODONG
To: ANX ROBOTICA CORP
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