Fluid channeling component of a multi-camera endoscope
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1. A tip section of a multi-camera endoscope comprising:
- a fluid channeling component comprising one or more fluid channels configured to direct one or more flows of at least one of insufflation and irrigation fluid, wherein the fluid channeling component comprises a proximal end, a distal end, and a plurality of sides extending from the proximal end to the distal end, and wherein the plurality of sides include a pair of opposite sides, each of which includes a planar portion, and a longitudinal cylindrical segment extending between the planar portions of the pair of opposite sides;
an electronic circuit board;
at least one light source;
a front camera having a first optical axis parallel to the planar portions of the pair of opposite sides of the fluid channeling component;
a side camera having a second optical axis perpendicular to the planar portions of the pair of opposite sides of the fluid channeling component; and
one or more support elements adapted to receive and support the electronic circuit board, the front camera, the side camera, and the at least one light source, wherein the side camera is positioned in one of the planar portions of the pair of opposite sides, and wherein the second optical axis is perpendicular to the first optical axis;
wherein the one or more support elements are at one or more of the planar portions of the pair of opposite sides, and wherein a bridging element is received in a recess of the one or more support elements, the bridging element extending transverse to the one or more support elements.
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Abstract
There is provided herein a tip section of a multi-camera endoscope, the tip section comprising: a fluid channeling component for a tip section of a multi-camera endoscope, the fluid channeling component comprising one or more fluid channels configured for flowing for insufflation and/or irrigation fluid, and one or more support elements adapted to receive, support and/or secure a flexible electronic circuit board and/or one or more of a front camera, a side camera, an optical assembly, and a light source attached thereto; and a folded flexible electronic circuit board.
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1. A tip section of a multi-camera endoscope comprising:
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a fluid channeling component comprising one or more fluid channels configured to direct one or more flows of at least one of insufflation and irrigation fluid, wherein the fluid channeling component comprises a proximal end, a distal end, and a plurality of sides extending from the proximal end to the distal end, and wherein the plurality of sides include a pair of opposite sides, each of which includes a planar portion, and a longitudinal cylindrical segment extending between the planar portions of the pair of opposite sides; an electronic circuit board; at least one light source; a front camera having a first optical axis parallel to the planar portions of the pair of opposite sides of the fluid channeling component; a side camera having a second optical axis perpendicular to the planar portions of the pair of opposite sides of the fluid channeling component; and one or more support elements adapted to receive and support the electronic circuit board, the front camera, the side camera, and the at least one light source, wherein the side camera is positioned in one of the planar portions of the pair of opposite sides, and wherein the second optical axis is perpendicular to the first optical axis; wherein the one or more support elements are at one or more of the planar portions of the pair of opposite sides, and wherein a bridging element is received in a recess of the one or more support elements, the bridging element extending transverse to the one or more support elements. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A tip section of a multi-camera endoscope, the tip section comprising:
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a front camera positioned on a distal end of said tip section, wherein the front camera has a first optical axis; a front light source positioned on the distal end of said tip section; a side camera positioned on a lateral portion of said tip section, wherein the side camera has a second optical axis; an electronic circuit board positioned inside the tip section and in electrical communication with the front camera, the front light source, and the side camera; a fluid channeling component positioned inside the tip section, the fluid channeling component comprising; a proximal end; a distal end; at least one side extending from the proximal end to the distal end; one or more fluid channels configured for directing one or more flows of at least one of insufflation and irrigation fluid; and a plurality of support elements adapted to receive and support the electronic circuit board, the front camera, the side camera, and the front light source, wherein the plurality of support elements include a pair of side support elements separated by a gap, wherein the gap is adapted to receive and support the side camera; and a bridging element extending across the gap from one of the pair of side support elements to the other of the pair of side support elements to support the side camera; wherein said fluid channeling component further comprises a front opening of said one or more fluid channels for cleaning the front camera and the front light source, and wherein the second optical axis is perpendicular to the first optical axis. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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