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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2017
Applicant:
Canon U.s.a., Inc., Melville, NY (US);
Inventors:
Mark Alan Hamm, Lynnfield, MA (US);
Alexander Altshuler, Cambridge, MA (US);
Assignee:
Canon U.S.A., Inc., Melville, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/00 (2006.01); B05D 1/18 (2006.01); B29C 41/14 (2006.01); A61L 27/28 (2006.01); A61B 1/005 (2006.01); B29C 39/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/0011 (2013.01); A61B 1/005 (2013.01); A61B 1/00135 (2013.01); A61B 1/00165 (2013.01); B05D 1/18 (2013.01); B29C 39/00 (2013.01); B29C 41/14 (2013.01); A61L 27/28 (2013.01);
Abstract
Exemplary endoscopes, and endoscope sheaths are provided having an integrally formed imaging window. The sheath may comprise thin coiled wires and may be made using a dip-casting process. Also provided is a method which may comprise the steps of forming polymer coat(s) around a mandrel, forming a fiber assembly, forming polymer coat(s) around the fiber assembly, and forming a window around an end of the mandrel.