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US 12,542,430 B2Granted
Pressure-resistant medical cable enclosure
AssigneeCovidien LP
InventorsWeimiao Qian, Yi Zhong, Mingdi Lu
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Abstract
A pressure resistant medical cable enclosure is provided, including a clamshell, a printed circuit board, and at least one overmold, wherein the clamshell is configured for assembly over the printed circuit board for a medical cable, one overmold provided at least partially around the clamshell layer with minimal overlap between the overmold and the printed circuit board in the vertical direction.
Claims20
A pressure resistant medical cable enclosure, comprising:
- a cable;
- a printed circuit board, connected to the cable;
- a clamshell layer having an internal cavity configured to surround the printed circuit board and a portion of the cable, the clamshell layer configured with at least two separate clamshell pieces positioned around the printed circuit board;
- and
- an overmold provided at least partially around the clamshell layer and defining a connection cavity for the printed circuit board, the overmold either not overlapping or only partially overlapping a portion of the printed circuit board in the vertical direction.
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A method for making a pressure resistant medical cable enclosure, comprising:
- providing a cable;
- providing a printed circuit board and soldering connections from the printed circuit board to the cable;
- assembling a clamshell layer having an internal cavity configured around the printed circuit board and a portion of the cable, the clamshell layer configured with at least two separate clamshell pieces positioned around the printed circuit board;
- and
- forming an overmold provided at least partially around the clamshell layer and defining a connection cavity for the printed circuit board, the overmold either not overlapping or only partially overlapping a portion of the printed circuit board in the vertical direction.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.