Video Endoscope
First Claim
1. A video endoscope, comprising:
- an elongate shaft having a distal end, a proximal end and a longitudinal axis between the distal end and the proximal end;
a handpiece arranged at the proximal end of the shaft;
a lens arranged at the distal end of the shaft;
an image pickup arranged at the distal end of the shaft proximally from the lens;
an electrical connector piece arranged on the handpiece;
the image pickup and the electrical connector piece being able to rotate relative to one another about the longitudinal axis of the shaft; and
at least one flexible, elongate and narrow circuit board for electrically connecting the image pickup with the electrical connector piece, the at least one circuit board extending along the shaft and having a longitudinal direction, the at least one circuit board being able to twist about the longitudinal direction and having at least one conductor track.
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Abstract
A video endoscope comprises an elongate shaft having a longitudinal axis, and a handpiece at the proximal end of the shaft, a distal end of the shaft being provided with a lens and, in the proximal direction from the lens, with an electronic image pickup. The image pickup is connected, via an electrical connection extending along the shaft, to an electrical connector piece arranged on the handpiece. The image pickup and the connector piece can rotate relative to each other about the longitudinal axis of the shaft. The electrical connection comprises at least one flexible, elongate circuit board, which is able to twist about its longitudinal direction and has at least one conductor track.
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23 Claims
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1. A video endoscope, comprising:
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an elongate shaft having a distal end, a proximal end and a longitudinal axis between the distal end and the proximal end; a handpiece arranged at the proximal end of the shaft; a lens arranged at the distal end of the shaft; an image pickup arranged at the distal end of the shaft proximally from the lens; an electrical connector piece arranged on the handpiece; the image pickup and the electrical connector piece being able to rotate relative to one another about the longitudinal axis of the shaft; and at least one flexible, elongate and narrow circuit board for electrically connecting the image pickup with the electrical connector piece, the at least one circuit board extending along the shaft and having a longitudinal direction, the at least one circuit board being able to twist about the longitudinal direction and having at least one conductor track. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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