Patent ID: 11896199
Assignee: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 17:
18. A medical device, comprising:
a shaft having a distal facing surface at a distal end of the shaft;
a printed circuit board (PCB) connected to the distal end of the shaft, wherein the PCB includes an imager and a light each mounted on a distal facing surface of the PCB, wherein the distal facing surface of the PCB and the distal facing surface of the shaft are flush;
an optically clear covering that seals the PCB from an external environment; and
a first cable fixed to the distal facing surface of the PCB and configured to steer a distal portion of the shaft;
wherein the first cable is electrically conductive and provides current to at least one of the imager and the light.