Method for manufacture of a tip part and a tip part for an endoscope
US11642010B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 26, 2019 |
| Grant date | May 9, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 13, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B1/0055
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for manufacture of a tip part for an endoscope including providing a camera assembly with an image sensor and a circuit board; providing a distal end segment having a distal end and a circumferential wall enclosing a spacing; providing an exterior housing having a circumferential wall enclosing a spacing; inserting the distal end of the camera assembly in the spacing of the exterior housing; positioning the proximal end of the exterior housing adjacent to the distal end of the distal end segment; injecting an adhesive into the spacing of the distal end segment so that at least parts of the circuit board are embedded in the adhesive; and allowing or causing the adhesive to harden; whereby the distal end segment, camera assembly and exterior housing form an assembled tip part of an endoscope attached to each other by means of the adhesive.
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