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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2022
Filed:
Feb. 18, 2020
Applicant:
Cogentix Medical, Inc., Minnetonka, MN (US);
Inventors:
Ellie Konwitz, Ramat-Gan, IL;
Martin Abraham, Hod-HaSharon, IL;
Thomas S. Soulos, New York, NY (US);
Ron Hadani, Creskill, NJ (US);
Assignee:
COGENTIX MEDICAL, INC., Minnetonka, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/05 (2006.01); A61B 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/05 (2013.01); A61B 1/00096 (2013.01); A61B 1/051 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49826 (2015.01);
Abstract
This application presents to an endoscope having a compact distal tip, and to a method for constructing same. In some embodiments one or more optical and sensing elements are mounted directly on an internal surface of a lumen within an external housing, which housing comprises an outer wall of the endoscope tip. Space saved by eliminating intervening containing elements can be used to enhance endoscope performance and/or reduce endoscope size.