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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2019
Clarus Medical, Llc, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Scott Allen Sundet, Edina, MN (US);
Cindy Trosen Sundet, Edina, MN (US);
Randal Alan Gatzke, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Mark Brown, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Clarus Medical, LLC, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
A medical device inspection scope may include a cylindrical outer layer having a diameter of less than 2 millimeters or even less than 1 millimeter, a cylindrical inner layer disposed concentrically within the outer layer, a circumferential space between the outer layer and the inner layer, and an inner lumen formed by the inner layer. The scope also includes multiple light transmitting fibers disposed in the circumferential space and a camera module disposed in the inner lumen. The light fibers may be designed to transmit illumination light and ultraviolet light. The scope may also optionally include a stiffening member.