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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 1994
Filed:
May. 17, 1993
Alfredo Cedrone, Austin, TX (US);
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc., Newark, DE (US);
Abstract
A steam and liquid sterilizable assembly of electrical and optical fiber cables within a sealed polymer housing which features sealed joints and conductive traces between and through components. At least one optical fiber cable is sealed into a metal ferrule by an organic resin and the ferrule then sealed by soldering into a laminated, multilayer organic polymer disc or board. At least one electrical cable is soldered to one surface of the disc or board to a conductive trace which connects through and between the layers of the disc or board to a conductive electrical contact on the opposite surface of the disc or board. The disc or board with the optical and electrical contacts is embedded in a molded polymer housing. The assembly is useful in endoscopy applications.