Patent ID: 11918183
Assignee: OLYMPUS WINTER & IBE GMBH
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 12:
13. An endoscope, comprising:
at least one outer shaft tube,
at least one inner shaft tube disposed within the at least one outer shaft tube;
a window distally hermetically sealing one of the inner shaft tube or the outer shaft tube,
a heater disposed proximate to the window between the at least one outer shaft tube and the at least one inner shaft tube, the heater comprising a heater foil disposed around an outer shape of the at least one inner shaft tube,
on the heater foil and embedded in a potting compound, the temperature sensor being positioned proximate to the window, and
an encasement filled with the potting compound, the encasement having an inner surface and an outer surface defining a wall, the wall at least partially surrounding the temperature sensor.