Depuy Synthes Products, Inc.

University of California

Genentech, Inc.

Brian Dean

Jeremiah D Henley

Laurent Blanquart

Joshua D Talbert

Marshall T Denton

Perry W Croll

Leslie Z Benet

J Michael Brown

Scott Holden

Gena Dalziel

Mark Dresser

Jin Jin

Joseph A Ware

Adam Frymoyer

The disclosure extends to devices, systems and methods for connecting one or more sensors to one or more printed circuit boards (PCB) in the distal end or tip of a scope. The disclosure also extends to a connector assembly for an image sensor for protecting the sensor and conveying information from the sensor to the PCB.

Card edge connector for an imaging sensor

Endoscopic light refraction imaging techniques are described for configuring a viewing trocar and/or angled endoscope with a light refracting element, such as glass and/or plastic prism for instance. The light refracting element can be utilized in and/or with the viewing trocar to refract (i.e., bend) light passing into the trocar through the trocar's window. As a result, the angled endoscope's field of view can be substantially aligned with the field of view of the trocar's window, thus allowing the angled endoscope and viewing trocar to be used together to create ports in a patient, including initial ports of endoscopic surgical procedures.

Viewing trocar with integrated prism for use with angled endoscope

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Salt Lake City, UT, United States of America

Brian Dean