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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 14, 2015
Applicant:
Clear Image Technology, Llc, Elyria, OH (US);
Inventors:
Stefan Troller, Sissach, CH;
Urban Schnell, Münchenbuchsee, CH;
Matthias Pfister, Bern, CH;
Michel Saint-Ghislain, Düdingen, CH;
Assignee:
Clear Image Technology, LLC, Elyria, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/06 (2006.01); A61B 1/05 (2006.01); A61B 1/07 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/0011 (2013.01); A61B 1/051 (2013.01); A61B 1/0607 (2013.01); A61B 1/07 (2013.01);
Abstract
A micro-endoscope and method of making the same includes a mounting housing, a camera module received within the mounting housing, and an encapsulation material interposed between the camera module and the mounting housing for fixedly mounting the camera module within the mounting housing and/or inhibiting the passage of light between the camera module and the mounting housing. The micro-endoscope further includes a light guide having the mounting housing received therein.