US 11,992,191 B2 · Connected medical devices

Abstract

A medical assembly comprising a first imaging device comprising a first handle and a first shaft extending distally from the first handle, a second imaging device comprising a second handle and a second shaft extending distally from the second handle, and an imaging unit, wherein the first imaging device further comprises a first imager at a distal end of the first shaft, a first cable extending from the first handle for connection to the imaging unit, and a first connector, wherein the second imaging device further comprises a second imager at a distal end of the second shaft and a second connector, and wherein the first connector and the second connector are configured to connect, thereby transmitting imaging data from the second imager to the imaging unit via the first cable.

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Dependent claims

A medical assembly, comprising:

a first imaging device comprising a first handle and a first shaft extending distally from the first handle;
a second imaging device comprising a second handle and a second shaft extending distally from the second handle;
and
an imaging unit,
wherein the first imaging device further comprises a first imager at a distal end of the first shaft, a first cable extending from the first handle for connection to the imaging unit, and a first connector, and wherein the first connector is embedded in the first handle,
wherein the second imaging device further comprises a second imager at a distal end of the second shaft and a second connector, and
wherein the first connector and the second connector are configured to connect, thereby transmitting imaging data from the second imager to the imaging unit via the first cable.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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Abstract

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