IP Library Granted Patent US 10,939,803
Granted Patent B2
US 10,939,803 · App. 15/101,391 · Granted Mar 9, 2021

Endoscope head and endoscope

Inventors: Thomas Viebach (Waidhofen, DE); Fritz Pauker (Diedorf, DE)
Assignee: DIGITAL ENDOSCOPY GMBH
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Patent No.
US 10,939,803
App. No.
15/101,391
Granted
Mar 9, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention relates to an endoscope head on a deflecting end of an endoscope, comprising an MID (molded interconnect device) molded element ( 1 ) comprising at least one conducting path ( 21 - 28 ) applied on the same; at least one electronic instrument ( 3 ) which is seated in the MID molded element ( 1 ) and can be electrically supplied by said at least one conducting path ( 21 - 28 ) thereof; and a sensor ( 6 ). The invention further relates to an endoscope head on a deflecting end of an endoscope, comprising an endoscope head body ( 1 ) with at least one conducting path ( 21 - 28 ) applied on the same; at least one electronic instrument ( 3 ) which is seated in the endoscope head body ( 1 ) and can be electrically supplied by said at least one conducting path ( 21 - 28 ) thereof; and at least one pulling cable ( 4 ) whose pulling cable anchoring ( 41 ) is seated in the endoscope head body ( 1 ); wherein the at least one pulling cable ( 4 ) is electrically connected to the at least one conducting path ( 21 - 28 ) of the endoscope head body ( 1 ).

Claims (12)

1. An endoscope head for a deflecting end of an endoscope, comprising

an endoscope head body having at least one conducting path applied thereon;

at least one electronic instrument which is seated in the endoscope head body and configured to be electrically supplied by said at least one conducting path; and

at least one pulling cable having an anchor which is seated in the endoscope head body;

wherein the at least one pulling cable is electrically connected to the at least one conducting path of the endoscope head body,

wherein the endoscope head body is a molded interconnect element having the at least one conducting path integrally formed for the at least one electronic instrument, said molded interconnect element having a cavity to arrange the anchor of the at least one pulling cable,

wherein the cavity has a supporting surface on which the anchor of the at least one pulling cable is supported, said supporting surface being formed with the at least one conducting path so that the anchor is in electrical contact to the at least one conducting path.

2. The endoscope head according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one pulling cable is electrically connected by its anchor to the at least one conducting path of the endoscope head body.

3. The endoscope head according to claim 1 , wherein four pulling cables are anchored to the endoscope head body, two pulling cables of which are electrically connected to the at least one conducting path of the endoscope head body.

4. An endoscope having an endoscope head according to claim 1 .

5. The endoscope head according to claim 1 , the molded interconnect element comprises at least one of a working channel opening and a flushing channel opening.

6. The endoscope head according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one electronic instrument is seated on the at least one conducting path in the cavity.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 14, 2026
From: DIGITAL ENDOSCOPY GMBH
To: PENTAX MEDICAL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 075653/0657 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 15, 2016
From: VIEBACH, THOMAS; PAUKER, FRITZ
To: DIGITAL ENDOSCOPY GMBH
Reel/Frame 040983/0796 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2013 224 683.8 · Dec 2, 2013 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20170127915A1 · May 11, 2017