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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 04, 2021
Filed:
May. 23, 2017
Applicant:
Endochoice, Inc., Alpharetta, GA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
EndoChoice, Inc., Alpharetta, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/00 (2006.01); G02B 23/24 (2006.01); A61B 1/015 (2006.01); A61B 1/045 (2006.01); A61B 1/05 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/00124 (2013.01); A61B 1/00006 (2013.01); A61B 1/00011 (2013.01); A61B 1/00126 (2013.01); A61B 1/00128 (2013.01); A61B 1/00165 (2013.01); A61B 1/015 (2013.01); A61B 1/045 (2013.01); A61B 1/051 (2013.01); A61B 1/053 (2013.01); G02B 23/2476 (2013.01); A61B 1/00059 (2013.01); A61B 1/05 (2013.01);
Abstract
Endoscopes having a tip section with viewing elements coupled to a CMOS image sensor and/or a CCD image sensor for transforming light captured by the viewing element into digital and/or analog signals are described. A main connector is coupled with the tip section for transmitting the signals to a main control unit of the endoscope. The main connector includes a pad for transmitting digital signals provided by the CMOS image sensor to a push pin probe in a receptacle of the main control unit. The main connector also include another interface for transmitting analog signals to the main control unit.