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Medical device inspection scope

US12357164B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Clarus Medical, LLC · US

Inventors

Thomas D. Chandler · Coon Rapids, US
Steven Edward Lombardi · New Brighton, US
Mark Francis Brown · New Hope, US
Justin Andrew Hawley · Minneapolis, US
Jerome Steven Stepanek · Eden Prairie, US

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 3, 2022
Grant date	Jul 15, 2025
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 3, 2042

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B2562/0223
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A medical device inspection system includes a console and a flexible imaging scope. The console includes a housing, a video processor, a light source, a visual display on the housing, and an outlet with two ports. The flexible imaging scope is removably connected to the console via the outlet and includes a CMOS image sensor, an optical fiber bundle, and a connector assembly mounted to a proximal end of the imaging scope. The connector assembly includes an electrical image connector and a light source connector, which plug into the two ports of the outlet to connect the flexible imaging scope to the console.

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