Medical Imaging Device with Heat Dissipation and Method for Regulating Heat Generated within a Medical Imaging Device

A method for controlling and/or regulating a medical imaging device, comprising the steps of

• providing a shaft comprising a distal tip, a proximal region, a longitudinal axis extending from the distal tip to the proximal region, an end face, and a shaft wall extending along the longitudinal axis and facing an environment;
• providing a light source for illuminating a viewing area, wherein the light source is accommodated in the distal portion of the shaft;
• providing an image sensor for recording image light captured from the viewing area, wherein the image sensor is accommodated in the distal portion of the shaft;
• providing a common heat transfer element with a first contact surface and a second contact surface;
• providing a heat sink positioned proximally to the distal portion of the shaft;
• thermally connecting the light source and the image sensor respectively to the first and second contact surfaces of the common heat transfer element;
• and
• dissipating an operating heat generated by the light source and/or by the image sensor toward the proximal region to the heat sink via the common heat transfer element.