A housing for the tip of a disposable insertion endoscope
AssigneeAmbu A/S
InventorsMorten SØRENSEN, Jan Guldberg HANSEN
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Abstract
A housing (1) for the tip of a disposable insertion endoscope includes a circumferential side wall (2) having a first end and a second end, and a front wall (3) arranged at the first end to provide an internal compartment (4) in the housing (1), the front wall (3) including at least one transparent part made of a polymer material and adapted to protect a camera (10) arranged in the housing behind the at least one transparent part and a front surface (15) having at least one area provided with a nano-structure.
Claims17
A housing for the tip of a disposable insertion endoscope, said housing comprising:
- a circumferential side wall having a first end, a second end, and a front wall arranged at the first end of said circumferential side wall, the first end being distal of the second end, and the circumferential wall and the front wall providing an internal compartment in said housing,
- said front wall comprising at least one transparent part made of a polymer material and adapted to protect a camera arranged in said internal compartment proximally of said at least one transparent part,
- said at least one transparent part comprising a first surface facing the internal compartment and a second surface opposite the first surface,
- wherein said second surface comprises at least one area having a nanostructure mechanically formed directly in said front wall.
A method of making a housing, said method comprising:
- providing a mold cavity having a bottom and a circumferential surface,
- forming in said mold cavity a housing comprising a circumferential side wall having a first end and a second end, and a front wall arranged at the first end of said circumferential side wall, so as to provide an internal compartment in said housing,
- wherein at least a part of said front wall is made from a transparent polymer material,
- wherein said at least one front wall part comprises a first inner surface facing the internal compartment and a second surface opposite the first inner surface, and
- mechanically forming a nano-structure directly in said transparent polymer material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.