# US 2019/0167069 A1 · Compact multi-viewing element endoscope system > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2019/0167069 A1 - Document ID: US20190167069A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 16/191,184 - Filed: 2018-11-14 - Published: 2019-06-06 - Earliest claimed: 2009-06-18 - Assignees: EndoChoice, Inc. - Applicants: EndoChoice, Inc. - Inventors: Avi Levy; Moshiko Levi; Golan Salman; Yaniv Kirma; Leonid Krivopisk; Amram Aizenfeld; Stephan Wieth; Jeruham Avron; Robby Dascalo; Mark Gilreath; Victor Levin - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190167069A1 ## CPC - A61B 1/0008: {characterised by distal tip features} - A61B 1/00068: {Valve switch arrangements} - A61B 1/00091: {Nozzles} - A61B 1/00096: {Optical elements} - A61B 1/00098: {Deflecting means for inserted tools} - A61B 1/00121: {Connectors, fasteners and adapters, e.g. on the endoscope handle} - A61B 1/00137: {End pieces at either end of the endoscope, e.g. caps, seals or forceps plugs} - A61B 1/00177: {for 90 degrees side-viewing} - A61B 1/00181: {for multiple fixed viewing angles (A61B1/00193 takes precedence)} - A61B 1/015: Control of fluid supply or evacuation - A61B 1/018: for receiving instruments - A61B 1/045: Control thereof - A61B 1/051: {Details of CCD assembly} - A61B 1/053: {being detachable} - A61B 1/0615: {for radial illumination} - A61B 1/0625: {for multiple fixed illumination angles} - A61B 1/0661: {Endoscope light sources} - A61B 1/0676: {at distal tip of an endoscope} - A61B 1/0684: {using light emitting diodes [LED]} - A61B 1/126: {provided with means for cleaning in-use} - G02B 23/243: {Objectives for endoscopes} - G02B 23/2484: {Arrangements in relation to a camera or imaging device (processing or control of video signals generated by an endoscope H04N23/60, H04N23/70)} - A61B 1/0005: {combining images e.g. side-by-side, superimposed or tiled} - A61B 1/00066: {Proximal part of endoscope body, e.g. handles (A61B1/0052 takes precedence)} - A61B 1/0011: {Manufacturing of endoscope parts} - A61B 1/00124: {electrical, e.g. electrical plug-and-socket connection} - A61B 1/012: characterised by internal passages or accessories therefor - A61B 1/04: combined with photographic or television appliances - G02B 13/00: Optical objectives specially designed for the purposes specified below (with variable magnification {in general} G02B15/00) - A61B: DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION (usefulness limited to only animals A61D) - G02B: OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS ## Abstract The present specification is directed towards endoscopes, such as colonoscopes, that provide a broader field of view and allow extended access of surgical tools and also enable efficient packing of all necessary elements in the tip section, while maintaining their functionality. Also described are methods and systems for capturing and displaying still and video images using an endoscope corresponding to a left-side looking, a front-looking and a right-side looking viewing element of an endoscopic tip generated in a native aspect ratio. ## Claims ### Claim at position 1 1-20. (canceled) ### Claim 21 A modular electronic assembly for a device usable for performing endoscopic procedures, wherein the modular electronic assembly comprises: one or more first electronic components; a first circuit board configured to carry the one or more first electronic components, wherein the first circuit board is flexible so as to allow the first circuit board to be folded from an unfolded configuration to a folded configuration; one or more second electronic components; a second circuit board configured to carry the one or more second electronic components, wherein the second circuit board is flexible so as to allow the second circuit board to be folded from an unfolded configuration to a folded configuration, and wherein the folded second circuit board receives the folded first circuit board therein. ### Claim 22 (depends on 21) The modular electronic assembly of claim 21, wherein portions of the folded second circuit board extend across a first side of the folded first circuit board, a second side of the folded first circuit board, a third side of the folded first circuit board, and a fourth side of the folded first circuit board, wherein the first and the second sides are opposite sides of the folded first circuit board, and wherein the third and the fourth sides are opposite sides of the folded first circuit board. ### Claim 23 (depends on 21) The modular electronic assembly of claim 21, wherein portions of the folded second circuit board extend across a first side of the folded first circuit board, a second side of the folded first circuit board, and an end of the folded first circuit board, wherein the first and the second sides are opposite sides of the folded first circuit board, and wherein the end extends between the first and the second sides. ### Claim 24 (depends on 21) The modular electronic assembly of claim 21, wherein one of the one or more first and the one or more second electronic components include one or more image sensors and lens assemblies. ### Claim 25 (depends on 24) The modular electronic assembly of claim 24, wherein the other of the one or more first and the one or more second electronic components include a light-emitting light source. ### Claim 26 (depends on 21) The modular electronic assembly of claim 21, wherein the second circuit board is Y-shaped and includes first, second, and third arms, wherein the second and third arms extend in parallel from an end of the first arm. ### Claim 27 A modular electronic assembly for a device usable for performing endoscopic procedures, wherein the modular electronic assembly comprises: one or more first electronic components; a first circuit board configured to carry the one or more first electronic components, wherein the first circuit board is flexible so as to allow the first circuit board to be folded from an unfolded configuration to a folded configuration; one or more second electronic components; a second circuit board configured to carry the one or more second electronic components, wherein the second circuit board is flexible so as to allow the second circuit board to be folded from an unfolded configuration to a folded configuration, and wherein the folded second circuit board wraps around the folded first circuit board, extending across at least three sides of the folded first circuit board. ### Claim 28 (depends on 27) The modular electronic assembly of claim 27, wherein the at least three sides includes at least one pair of opposite sides of the folded first circuit board. ### Claim 29 (depends on 27) The modular electronic assembly of claim 27, wherein the at least three sides includes at least two pairs of opposite sides of the folded first circuit board. ### Claim 30 (depends on 27) The modular electronic assembly of claim 27, further including a frame configured to receive the first circuit board and maintain the first circuit board in the folded configuration. ### Claim 31 (depends on 30) The modular electronic assembly of claim 30, wherein the second circuit board includes one or more tabs configured to extend into one or more recesses in the frame. ### Claim 32 (depends on 27) The modular electronic assembly of claim 27, wherein the second circuit board is Y-shaped, having: a stem, and two legs branching off from the stem. ### Claim 33 A modular electronic assembly for a device usable for performing endoscopic procedures, wherein the modular electronic assembly comprises: one or more image sensors and lens assemblies, each of the one or more image sensors and lens assemblies having an optical axis; a first circuit board configured to carry the one or more image sensors and lens assemblies, wherein the first circuit board is flexible so as to allow the first circuit board to be folded from an unfolded configuration to a folded configuration; one or more light sources, each of the one or more light sources having a surface through which light is emitted; a second circuit board configured to carry the one or more light sources, wherein the second circuit board is flexible so as to allow the second circuit board to be folded from an unfolded configuration to a folded configuration, and wherein the folded second circuit board receives the folded first circuit board therein, such that the surface faces in a same direction as the optical axis. ### Claim 34 (depends on 33) The modular electronic assembly of claim 33, wherein the folded second circuit board carries a plurality of light sources, the surfaces of each of the plurality of light sources facing in the same direction as the optical axis. ### Claim 35 (depends on 33) The modular electronic assembly of claim 33, wherein the second circuit board includes at least one arm extending across a first side of the folded first circuit board, and at least one tab extending across a second side of the folded first circuit board, wherein the first and the second sides are adjacent sides of the folded first circuit board. ### Claim 36 (depends on 35) The modular electronic assembly of claim 35, wherein the at least one arm includes a plurality of arms. ### Claim 37 (depends on 36) The modular electronic assembly of claim 36, wherein the plurality of arms include two parallel arms. ### Claim 38 (depends on 35) The modular electronic assembly of claim 35, wherein the at least one tab includes a plurality of tabs. ### Claim 39 (depends on 38) The modular electronic assembly of claim 38, wherein the plurality of tabs includes two parallel tabs. ### Claim 40 (depends on 37) The modular electronic assembly of claim 37, wherein the one or more image sensors and lens assemblies extend through a gap between the two parallel arms.