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US 2023/0404382 A1Published application
Endoscope comprising a distal tip unit with a camera module
AssigneeAmbu A/S
InventorMorten SØRENSEN
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Abstract
An endoscope including a handle or interface and an insertion cord configured to be inserted into a patient's body cavity and including a modular distal tip unit. The modular distal tip unit includes a main body connected to a remainder of the insertion cord; and a camera module configured to be accommodated and inserted in a receptacle formed in the main body, the camera module including a non-cylindrical housing defining an internal space in which at least a light emitting device and an imaging device are accommodated.
Claims20
An endoscope comprising:
- a handle or interface;
- an insertion cord configured to be inserted into a patient's body cavity and comprising a modular distal tip unit, the modular distal tip unit comprising:
- a main body connected to a remainder of the insertion cord and comprising a receptacle;
- and
- a camera module accommodated in the receptacle of the main body, the camera module comprising:
- a housing defining an internal space, the housing comprising a first camera housing part and a second camera housing part liquid-tightly connected to each other;
- a circuit board positioned in the internal space;
- a camera connected to and supported by the circuit board;
- and
- a cable sleeve connected to the circuit board and liquid-tightly connected to the housing, the cable sleeve extending from the housing to the handle or interface.
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