Multi camera endoscope assembly having multiple working channels

1. A fluid channeling component for use with a medical device, the fluid channeling component having a length and a height, and comprising:

a base positioned at a proximal end of the fluid channeling component,

a first fraction extending along the length of the fluid channeling component from the base to a distal portion of the fluid channeling component and including a housing that has encased therein a first working channel extending along the length of said fluid channeling component,

a second fraction extending along the length of the fluid channeling component from the base to the distal portion of the fluid channeling component and including a housing that has encased therein a second working channel extending along the length of the fluid channel component, wherein the second fraction opposes the first fraction, and the second fraction does not contact the first fraction, and

a void between the first fraction and the second fraction;

wherein the first fraction is a first cylindrical segment, the second fraction is a second cylindrical segment, and the void extends between a first planar surface of the first fraction and a second planar surface of the second fraction, wherein the first planar surface faces the second planar surface;

wherein the void is configured to receive an electrical assembly such that the electrical assembly is positioned between the first fraction and the second fraction; and

wherein the electrical assembly includes one or more cameras and an integrated circuit board.

2. The fluid channeling component of claim 1 , wherein the electrical assembly includes one or more illuminators.

3. The fluid channeling component of claim 1 , wherein the first fraction further includes a first fluid channel extending along the length of the fluid channeling component; wherein the first fluid channel includes:

a proximal opening at the base,

a first section extending from the proximal opening in the base to a first portion within the housing of the first fraction;

a second section extending from the first portion within the housing of the first fraction to a first opening at a distal front face of the first fraction;

a third section extending from the first portion within the housing of the first fraction to a second opening at a radially outer surface from a central longitudinal axis of the base; and

a fourth section extending from the first portion within the housing of the first fraction to a third opening at the radially outer surface from the central longitudinal axis of the base, wherein the third opening is positioned on an opposite side of the radially outer surface of the base as the second opening;

wherein the second opening and the third opening are longitudinally aligned with the void.

4. The fluid channeling component of claim 1 , wherein the first fraction further includes a first fluid channel extending along the length of said fluid channeling component, wherein the first fluid channel includes a proximal opening at the base, and an edge surrounding the proximal opening includes a first substantially circular edge portion and a second substantially circular edge portion connected by two straight edge portions, wherein the first fluid channel is configured to receive two separate fluids.

5. The fluid channeling component of claim 1 , wherein the base includes at least one integrated screw nut configured to receive a screw.

6. The fluid channeling component of claim 1 , wherein the first working channel includes a first distal opening at a distal front face of the first fraction, and wherein the first fraction further includes:

a first fluid channel extending along the length of the fluid channeling component, wherein the first fluid channel includes a second distal opening at the distal front face of the first fraction, and

a second fluid channel extending along the length of the fluid channeling component, wherein the second fluid channel includes a third distal opening at the distal front face of the first fraction, wherein the third distal opening is positioned on an opposite side of the first distal opening and the second distal opening.

7. The fluid channeling component of claim 1 , wherein the first fraction further includes a first fluid channel extending along the length of the fluid channeling component, wherein the first fluid channel includes:

a first section extending from an opening in the base to a first portion within the housing of the first fraction;

a second section extending from the first portion within the housing of the first fraction to a first opening at a distal front face of the first fraction; and

a third section extending from the first portion within the housing of the first fraction to a second opening at a radially outer surface from a central longitudinal axis of the base.

8. The fluid channeling component of claim 1 , wherein the base is substantially cylindrical and includes a first proximal section and a second distal section, wherein the second distal section has a first radially outermost surface from a central longitudinal axis of the base that is radially outer to a second radially outermost surface from the central longitudinal axis of the base of the first proximal section.

9. A fluid channeling component for use with a medical device, the fluid channeling component having a length and a height, and comprising:

a base positioned at a proximal end of the fluid channeling component,

a first fraction extending along the length of the fluid channeling component from the base to a distal portion of the fluid channeling component and comprising a housing that has encased therein a first working channel extending along the length of the fluid channeling component and a first fluid channel extending along the length of the fluid channeling component,

a second fraction extending along the length of the fluid channeling component from the base to the distal portion of the fluid channeling component, wherein the second fraction opposes the first fraction and is spaced from the first fraction, and

a void between the first fraction and the second fraction, wherein the void extends, in a direction of the length, from a distal front face of the base to the distalmost end of the fluid channeling component, and the void extends in a direction of the height transverse to the length, between the first fraction and the second fraction so that the void is exposed to an exterior of the fluid channeling component at a first side, a second side, and a third side of the void, wherein the first side opposes the second side, wherein the first side and the second side each extends proximally from a distal end of the fluid channeling component, and wherein the third side extends across the distal end of the fluid channeling component from the first side to the second side;

wherein the void is configured to receive an electrical assembly such that the electrical assembly is positioned within the void and abuts the first fraction and the second fraction, and wherein the electrical assembly includes one or more cameras; and

wherein the second fraction includes a housing that has encased therein a second working channel extending along the length of the fluid channeling component.

10. The fluid channeling component of claim 9 , wherein the first fluid channel includes a proximal opening at the base, and an edge surrounding the proximal opening includes a first substantially circular edge portion and a second substantially circular edge portion connected by two straight edge portions, wherein the first fluid channel is configured to receive two separate fluids at the proximal opening.

11. The fluid channeling component of claim 10 , wherein the first fluid channel includes:

a first section extending from the proximal opening in the base to a first portion within the housing of the first fraction;

a second section extending from the first portion within the housing of the first fraction to a first opening at a distal front face of the first fraction; and

a third section extending from the first portion within the housing of the first fraction to a second opening at a radially outer surface from a central longitudinal axis of the base.

12. The fluid channeling component of claim 11 , wherein the first fluid channel further includes a fourth section extending from the first portion within the housing of the first fraction to a third opening at the radially outer surface of the base, wherein the third opening is positioned on an opposite side of the radially outer surface of the base as the second opening.

13. The fluid channeling component of claim 9 , wherein the first fraction, the base, and the second fraction form a U-shape, and a distal front face of the first fraction aligns with a distal front face of the second fraction such that the first fraction and the second fraction are substantially the same length.

14. The fluid channeling component of claim 9 , wherein the first fraction is a first segment of a cylinder, the second fraction is a second segment of the cylinder, and the void extends between planar surfaces of the first fraction and the second fraction.

15. The fluid channeling component of claim 9 , wherein the base is substantially cylindrical and includes a first proximal section and a second distal section, wherein the second distal section has a first radially-outermost surface from a central longitudinal axis of the base that is radially-outer to a second radially outermost surface from the central longitudinal axis of the base of the first proximal section.

16. A fluid channeling component for use with a medical device, the fluid channeling component having a length and a height, and comprising:

a base positioned at a proximal end of the fluid channeling component, wherein the base is substantially cylindrical and includes a first proximal section and a second distal section, wherein the second distal section has a first radially-outermost surface from a central longitudinal axis of the base that is radially-outermost to a second radially-outermost surface from the central longitudinal axis of the base of the first proximal section;

a first fraction extending along the length of the fluid channeling component from the base to a distal portion of the fluid channeling component and including a first fluid channel extending along the length of said fluid channeling component, wherein the first fluid channel includes a first section extending from an opening at a proximalmost surface of the base to a first portion within the first fraction, a second section extending from the first portion of the first fraction to a first opening at a distal front face of the first fraction, and a third section extending from the first portion within the first fraction to a second opening at a radially outer surface of the base;

a second fraction extending along the length of the fluid channeling component from the base to the distal portion of the fluid channeling component, wherein the second fraction opposes the first fraction, and the second fraction does not contact the first fraction; and

a void between the first fraction and the second fraction, wherein the void is configured to receive an electrical assembly including a front facing image sensor and a side facing image sensor, wherein the void extends from a distal front face of the base to a distalmost end of the fluid channeling component;

wherein the void is exposed to an exterior of the fluid channeling component at three sides of the fluid channeling component such that the fluid channeling component forms an opening that extends completely across a distal end of the fluid channeling component and extends proximally from the distal end of the fluid channeling component at opposing sides of the fluid channeling component;

wherein the second fraction includes a housing that has encased therein a working channel extending along the length of the fluid channeling component.