ASSEMBLY FOR A VIDEO ENDOSCOPE
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1. A subassembly for a video endoscope, the subassembly comprising:
- at least one electrical cable;
a flexible circuit board;
a picture-recording sensor electrically conductively arranged on the flexible circuit board, wherein the flexible circuit board, in a region near to the sensor, is bent at least at one side and proximally of the sensor is conductively connected to the at least one electrical cable (7).
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Abstract
A subassembly for a video endoscope with a picture-recording sensor (9) which is electrically conductively arranged on a flexible circuit board (8) which next to the sensor (9) is bent at least at one side and is conductively connected to at least one electrical cable proximally of the sensor (9).
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1. A subassembly for a video endoscope, the subassembly comprising:
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at least one electrical cable; a flexible circuit board; a picture-recording sensor electrically conductively arranged on the flexible circuit board, wherein the flexible circuit board, in a region near to the sensor, is bent at least at one side and proximally of the sensor is conductively connected to the at least one electrical cable (7). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An endoscope comprising a rigid or flexible shank with a subassembly Comprising:
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at least one electrical cable; a flexible circuit board; and a picture-recording sensor electrically conductively arranged on the flexible circuit board, wherein the flexible circuit board, in a region near to the sensor, is bent at least at one side and proximally of the sensor is conductively connected to the at least one electrical cable, wherein the subassembly is arranged in a distal section of the shank, and the cables are led through the shank to a proximal end.
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16. An endoscope subassembly comprising:
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an electrical cable; a flexible circuit board comprising a sensor portion towards or adjacent to a subassembly distal end and a cable portion towards or adjacent to a subassembly proximal end and a bent portion connecting the sensor portion to the cable portion, the sensor portion being perpendicular or nearly perpendicular to the cable portion, the cable portion comprising an electrical contact electrically connected to the electrical cable; and an image capturing sensor electrically connected to and arranged on the sensor portion of the flexible circuit board. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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