Imaging assembly for endoscopes making it possible to detachably attach
units thereof, in which electric optical system and imaging device are
incorporated respectively, to each other and to autoclave them
    1.
    发明授权
    Imaging assembly for endoscopes making it possible to detachably attach units thereof, in which electric optical system and imaging device are incorporated respectively, to each other and to autoclave them 失效
    用于内窥镜的成像组件使得可以将其中分别安装有电光学系统和成像装置的单元可拆卸地附接到彼此并将其高压

    公开(公告)号:US6030339A

    公开(公告)日:2000-02-29

    申请号:US119316

    申请日:1998-07-20

    摘要: An electric optical adapter unit that is freely detachably attached to a rigid endoscope has an optical system stowed in the center of a housing thereof. An electric circuit such as an automatic iris unit is stowed on the circumference of the optical system. Openings of a frame at both ends of the optical system are sealed hermetically with cover glasses so that the optical system can withstand autoclaving. Electric contact pins fixed in annular plug are hermetically sealed with glass hermetic seals in the back end surface of the frame. In a TV camera unit connected to the back end of the electric optical adapter unit, a CCD and the like are stowed in the center of an imaging optical system housing that is sealed hermetically. A receptacle structured to be watertight is mounted on the circumference of the imaging optical system housing. The receptacle can be freely detachably attached to the electric contact pins of the annular plug, whereby an electric signal can be transmitted.

    摘要翻译: 可自由拆卸地安装在刚性内窥镜上的电光学适配器单元具有收纳在其壳体中心的光学系统。 诸如自动光圈单元之类的电路被放置在光学系统的圆周上。 在光学系统的两端的框架的开口用盖玻璃密封地密封,使得光学系统可以承受高压灭菌。 固定在环形插头中的电接触针在框架的后端表面中用玻璃密封密封。 在连接到电光学适配器单元的后端的电视摄像机单元中,CCD等被收纳在密封密封的成像光学系统壳体的中心。 构造为防水的插座安装在成像光学系统外壳的圆周上。 容器可以可拆卸地附接到环形插头的电接触销上,从而可以传输电信号。

    Endoscope video camera head which can be autoclaved
    2.
    发明授权
    Endoscope video camera head which can be autoclaved 有权
    可以进行高压灭菌的内窥镜摄像头

    公开(公告)号:US6080101A

    公开(公告)日:2000-06-27

    申请号:US140808

    申请日:1998-08-26

    IPC分类号: A61B1/00 A61B1/04

    摘要: A TV camera is attached to an eyepiece unit of an endoscope and includes a solid-state imaging device. A housing of the TV camera has an outer metallic sheathing. The outer metallic sheathing is hermetically coupled via an insulating material to a metallic housing frame of an electric connector which has contact pins connected to the solid-state imaging device and which is fixed hermetically using a hermetic seal. This structure defines a hermetically enclosed space which can withstand autoclaving. A shielding sheathing layer is formed inside an insulating layer within the hermetic space in order to shield an electric circuit including the solid-state imaging device and which is located inside the shielding sheathing layer. The shielding sheathing layer is designed to communicate with the housing metallic frame of the connector that is isolated and sheathed. This structure provides measures for solving problems concerning electromagnetic compatibility (EMC).

    摘要翻译: 电视摄像机附接到内窥镜的目镜单元,并且包括固态成像装置。 电视摄像机的外壳具有外部金属外壳。 外部金属护套通过绝缘材料气密耦合到电连接器的金属外壳框架,该电连接器具有连接到固态成像装置并且使用气密密封气密地固定的触针。 这种结构定义了可以承受高压灭菌的气密封闭空间。 在密封空间内的绝缘层的内部形成屏蔽层,以屏蔽包含固态成像装置的电路,并且位于屏蔽层内。 屏蔽层设计成与隔离和护套的连接器的壳体金属框架连通。 该结构提供了解决电磁兼容性(EMC)问题的措施。

    Image pick-up device for endoscopes
    3.
    发明授权
    Image pick-up device for endoscopes 有权
    内窥镜摄像装置

    公开(公告)号:US06805665B1

    公开(公告)日:2004-10-19

    申请号:US09890175

    申请日:2001-07-26

    IPC分类号: A61B104

    CPC分类号: A61B1/00188 A61B1/05

    摘要: An imaging unit for endoscopes including optical elements for forming an optical image; an imaging device for photoelectrically converting the optical image; a hermetic seal member having at least said optical element and the imaging device incorporated therein; and an imaging device driver making it possible to arbitrarily adjust the position of the imaging device relative to the optical element from outside the hermetic seal member.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于内窥镜的成像单元,包括用于形成光学图像的光学元件; 用于光电转换光学图像的成像装置; 具有至少所述光学元件和所述成像装置的气密密封构件; 以及成像装置驱动器,使得可以从气密密封构件的外部任意地调整成像装置相对于光学元件的位置。

    Endoscope capable of being autoclaved
    4.
    发明授权
    Endoscope capable of being autoclaved 有权
    内窥镜能够高压灭菌

    公开(公告)号:US06547721B1

    公开(公告)日:2003-04-15

    申请号:US09370659

    申请日:1999-08-06

    IPC分类号: A61B1005

    摘要: An endoscope capable of being autoclaved in accordance with the present invention includes an insertion unit, an internal endoscope space, and contents. The insertion unit has a soft member, which is made of a soft polymeric material, as at least part of a casing thereof. The internal endoscope space includes the internal space of the insertion unit that is formed at a first sealing level at which the internal space is sealed in a watertight manner relative to an outside. The contents include at least one hermetically sealed unit composed of a plurality of airtight partition members and formed at a second sealing level higher than the first sealing level by joining the meeting portions of the airtight partition members using an airtight joining material. All or part of the airtight partition members is stowed in the internal endoscope space. Even when high-pressure high-temperature steam permeates through the soft member of the insertion unit which is made of a polymeric material, and invades into the internal endoscope space formed at the first sealing level, the high-pressure high-temperature steam will be hindered from invading into the hermetically sealed unit included in the contents and formed at the second sealing level.

    摘要翻译: 根据本发明的能够进行高压灭菌的内窥镜包括插入单元,内部内窥镜空间和内容物。 插入单元具有作为其壳体的至少一部分的由柔性聚合物材料制成的软构件。 内窥镜空间包括插入单元的内部空间,该内部空间形成在第一密封水平处,其中内部空间相对于外部以防水的方式被密封。 内容物包括至少一个密封单元,由多个气密分隔构件组成,并且通过使用气密接合材料连接密封分隔构件的会合部分,形成在比第一密封水平高的第二密封水平。 全部或部分气密分隔部件收纳在内窥镜空间内。 即使当高压高温蒸汽穿过由聚合材料制成的插入单元的软构件并且侵入形成在第一密封水平的内窥镜空间时,高压高温蒸汽将 妨碍入侵包含在内容物中的密封单元并形成在第二密封水平。

    Electric connector provided with a shielding part for electrical
contacts at the distal end of the plug
    6.
    发明授权
    Electric connector provided with a shielding part for electrical contacts at the distal end of the plug 失效
    电连接器设置有用于在插头的远端处的电触点的屏蔽部分

    公开(公告)号:US5810620A

    公开(公告)日:1998-09-22

    申请号:US863077

    申请日:1997-05-23

    IPC分类号: A61B1/04 H01R23/10

    摘要: An electrical connector having an electrical plug (102) to be plugged into an electrical receptacle (130). The electrical plug (102) includes an electrically insulative plate-like substrate and a plurality of first electrical contacts (118) formed in parallel on at least a side surface at one end of the substrate for a predetermined length from the one end. The plug further includes a shielding part (126) formed of an electrical conductor which substantially shields all of the substrate in a position nearer an end other than the one end having the electrical contacts (118). The electrical receptacle includes an electrically insulative receiving member (138) forming at least part of a recess in which the substrate of the plug is inserted. A plurality of second electrical contacts (142) are arranged in the receiving member (138) so as to contact the plurality of contacts in the plug whenever the substrate of the plug is inserted into the recess. The electrical receptacle (130) also includes a shielding electrical contact (140) formed to contact the shielding part of the electrical plug (102). The shielding electrical contact includes a liquid removing member (235) for removing liquid from the substrate during insertion into the recess. A heated air mechanism (271, 273) may be included to assist in liquid removal. The shielding may also serve the purpose of latching the plug and receptacle together and the plug may be of circular shape.

    摘要翻译: 一种电连接器,其具有插入电插座(130)中的电插头(102)。 电插头(102)包括电绝缘板状基板和多个第一电触点(118),该第一电触头(118)从基板的一端的至少一个侧表面平行地形成预定长度。 插头还包括由电导体形成的屏蔽部分(126),该屏蔽部分基本上屏蔽除了具有电触点(118)的一端之外的末端的位置的所有基板。 电插座包括电绝缘接收构件(138),其形成凹部的至少一部分,插头的基底插入凹部中。 每当插头的基板插入凹槽中时,多个第二电触点(142)布置在接收构件(138)中,以便与插头中的多个触点接触。 电插座(130)还包括形成为接触电插头(102)的屏蔽部分的屏蔽电触点(140)。 屏蔽电接触包括用于在插入凹槽期间从衬底去除液体的液体移除构件(235)。 可以包括加热空气机构(271,273)以帮助液体移除。 屏蔽还可以用于将插头和插座锁定在一起并且插头可以是圆形的。

    Endoscope capable of being autoclaved
    8.
    再颁专利
    Endoscope capable of being autoclaved 有权
    内窥镜能够高压灭菌

    公开(公告)号:USRE43281E1

    公开(公告)日:2012-03-27

    申请号:US11108104

    申请日:2005-04-15

    IPC分类号: A61B1/005

    摘要: An endoscope capable of being autoclaved in accordance with the present invention includes an insertion unit, an internal endoscope space, and contents. The insertion unit has a soft member, which is made of a soft polymeric material, as at least part of a casing thereof. The internal endoscope space includes the internal space of the insertion unit that is formed at a first sealing level at which the internal space is sealed in a watertight manner relative to an outside. The contents include at least one hermetically sealed unit composed of a plurality of airtight partition members and formed at a second sealing level higher than the first sealing level by joining the meeting portions of the airtight partition members using an airtight joining material. All or part of the airtight partition members is stowed in the internal endoscope space. Even when high-pressure high-temperature steam permeates through the soft member of the insertion unit which is made of a polymeric material, and invades into the internal endoscope space formed at the first sealing level, the high-pressure high-temperature steam will be hindered from invading into the hermetically sealed unit included in the contents and formed at the second sealing level.

    摘要翻译: 根据本发明的能够进行高压灭菌的内窥镜包括插入单元,内部内窥镜空间和内容物。 插入单元具有作为其壳体的至少一部分的由柔性聚合物材料制成的软构件。 内窥镜空间包括插入单元的内部空间,该内部空间形成在第一密封水平处,其中内部空间相对于外部以防水的方式被密封。 内容物包括至少一个密封单元,由多个气密分隔构件组成,并且通过使用气密接合材料连接密封分隔构件的会合部分,形成在比第一密封水平高的第二密封水平。 全部或部分气密分隔部件收纳在内窥镜空间内。 即使当高压高温蒸汽穿过由聚合材料制成的插入单元的软构件并且侵入形成在第一密封水平的内窥镜空间时,高压高温蒸汽将 妨碍入侵包含在内容物中的密封单元并形成在第二密封水平。