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US 12,764,862 B2Granted
Embedding of a circuit of electronic components in a bendable section of an elongated flexible device
AssigneeMagnisity Ltd.
InventorsBenjamin Greenburg, Dror Gardosh, Ron Barak, Igi Brigman, Efrat Levy
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Abstract
A method for assembling an elongated device includes: making a standalone subassembly by assembling across a bendable section a FPC having at least one sensor attached therein; and threading the standalone subassembly in an outer tube. An elongated device, comprising: a plurality of serially connected links, forming a bendable section; and a flexible printed circuit (FPC) having at least one sensor attached therein, the FPC is assembled on the links across the bendable section.
Claims27
An elongated device, comprising:
- a plurality of serially connected links, forming a bendable section;
- and
- a flexible printed circuit (FPC) having at least one sensor attached therein, the FPC is assembled on the links across the bendable section;
- wherein hinges between the links alternate between perpendicular plains.
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An elongated device, comprising:
- a standalone subassembly comprising:
- a bendable section;
- a flexible printed circuit (FPC) having at least one sensor attached therein, the FPC is assembled across the bendable section;
- and
- an outer tube in which the standalone subassembly is threaded;
- wherein hinges between the links alternate between perpendicular plains.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.