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Patent No.:

US 8916090 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2014

Filed:

Jul. 07, 2011

Endoscopic camera component manufacturing method

Applicant:

Kin Ming Kwan, Goleta, CA (US);

Inventor:

Kin Ming Kwan, Goleta, CA (US);

Assignee:

Karl Storz Imaging, Inc., Goleta, CA (US);

Attorney:

St. Onge Steward Johnston & Reens LLC

Primary Examiner:

George Wyszomierski

Assistant Examiner:

Ngoclan T Mai

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B22F 3/12 (2006.01); B22F 3/24 (2006.01); B22F 5/10 (2006.01); A61B 1/005 (2006.01); B23P 13/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/00 (2006.01); G02B 23/24 (2006.01); G02B 7/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B22F 3/24 (2013.01); A61B 1/0011 (2013.01); G02B 7/10 (2013.01); B22F 5/10 (2013.01); G02B 23/2476 (2013.01); A61B 1/00188 (2013.01);
Abstract

The invention provides an endoscope having a lens holder, wherein the lens holder comprises a body containing a sintered feedstock and machined surfaces. The invention also provides a method of manufacturing the endoscope which comprises the steps of molding a metal blank by a MIM process, wherein the metal blank is 'near net shape' and has a sprue, a post, and optionally an outer shell, machining the inner surfaces and then the outer surfaces of the metal blank to form a lens holder, installing a lens in the lens holder, and assembling the lens holder having the lens into the endoscope.

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