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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 22, 2024
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Craig Allen Patton, Boulder, CO (US);
Derek S. Tata, Longmont, CO (US);
Shai Tofach, Louisville, CO (US);
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Abstract
The technology relates to a flexible printed circuit board (PCB) that is incorporated into a steerable tip of an endoscope. The endoscope includes a working channel extending through the steerable tip; a foldable printed circuit board (PCB) extending at least partially around the working channel. The foldable PCB includes a planar sensor segment extending along a first plane, the sensor segment populated with at least one sensor; a planar camera segment extending along a second plane that is substantially orthogonal to the first plane and positioned distally from the sensor segment, the camera segment including an opening for the working channel and populated with a camera and at least one light source, wherein the planar camera segment is partially separated from the sensor segment by an aperture in the foldable PCB; and a bent arm extending between, and connecting, the sensor segment and the camera segment.