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US 9,055,863 B2Granted
Portable endoscope
AssigneeOptim Corporation
InventorsRobert J. Krupa, William F. Laflash, Thomas V. Root, Aleksandra A. Levshina
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Abstract
Provided herein are water-tight, portable endoscopes that include the light and power source incorporated into a sealed compartment (also referred to herein as sealed canister) within the endoscope handle. The description also features water-tight, endoscope handles that include the light and power source incorporated into a sealed canister within the handle. In some embodiments, the sealed compartment contains all of the electronic components of the endoscope.
Claims4
An endoscope, comprising:
- a handle formed of a housing having a sealed interior;
- a sealed container which houses a light emitting diode (LED), an LED power source, and a gas-permeable membrane, the sealed container being fully enclosed within the sealed interior and providing fluid communication with the sealed interior through the gas-permeable membrane, wherein the gas-permeable membrane is gas-permeable and liquid impermeable, thereby allowing gas to enter the sealed container during pressurized leak testing;
- a valve formed on the housing, wherein the valve allows fluid communication between an environment external to the housing and the sealed interior;
- a magnetic power switch comprising a moveable magnetic source on an exterior of the housing and a magnetically activatable switch inside the sealed container;
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- an elongated shaft extending from a distal end of the handle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.