The EPO published European patent EP3669746A1 granting Ambu A/S exclusive rights to an articulated tip part for an endoscope, invented by Thomas Bachgaard Jensen. The patent application was filed under IPC classifications A61B 1/005, A61M 25/01, and A61B 1/00, with designated states covering all EU member states plus Switzerland, Norway, and other European countries.

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