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US 11,896,199 B2Granted
Medical imaging device
AssigneeBoston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
InventorsEric Lent, Niraj Rauniyar
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Abstract
A medical device comprising a shaft defining a first channel having a distal opening, a printed circuit board (PCB) coupled to a distal end of the shaft to expose the distal opening to an external environment, wherein the PCB includes an imager and at least one light, the imager and the at least one light mounted on a distal facing surface of the PCB, and an optically clear covering, wherein the covering covers the imager and the at least one light.
Claims20
A medical device, comprising:
- a shaft having a distal facing surface at a distal end of the shaft and defining a first channel having a distal opening;
- a printed circuit board (PCB) coupled to the distal end of the shaft and having a concavity to expose the distal opening of the first channel to an external environment, wherein the PCB includes an imager and at least one light, the imager and the at least one light mounted on a distal facing surface of the PCB;
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- an optically clear covering, wherein the covering covers the imager and the at least one light, and wherein the covering contacts a distal facing surface of the imager and a distal facing surface of the at least one light,
- wherein the distal facing surface of the shaft and the distal facing surface of the PCB are flush.
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A medical device, comprising:
- a shaft having a distal facing surface at a distal end of the shaft, the shaft further defining a first channel and a second channel each extending longitudinally through the shaft and each having a distal opening exposed to an external environment;
- a printed circuit board (PCB) adjacent the distal end of the shaft, wherein the PCB includes an imager and a light, the imager and the light mounted on a distal facing surface of the PCB;
- a first cable and a second cable, wherein the first cable and the second cable extend through third and fourth channels of the shaft respectively and are fixed to the PCB;
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- an optically clear covering that contacts a distal facing surface of the imager and a distal facing surface of the light, and seals the PCB from the external environment,
- wherein the distal facing surface of the shaft and the distal facing surface of the PCB are flush.
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A medical device, comprising:
- a shaft having a distal facing surface at a distal end of the shaft;
- a printed circuit board (PCB) connected to the distal end of the shaft, wherein the PCB includes an imager and a light each mounted on a distal facing surface of the PCB, wherein the distal facing surface of the PCB and the distal facing surface of the shaft are flush;
- an optically clear covering that seals the PCB from an external environment;
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- a first cable fixed to the distal facing surface of the PCB and configured to steer a distal portion of the shaft;
- wherein the first cable is electrically conductive and provides current to at least one of the imager and the light.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.