Patent ID: 11857161
Assignee: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 8:
9. A handle of an endoscope, the handle comprising:
a main body portion defining a first chamber and a second chamber and being a one-piece, integral molded component, wherein the first chamber is open on one side of a longitudinal axis of the main body portion, and wherein the second chamber is open on a second, opposite side of the longitudinal axis of the main body portion, and wherein a first side of a wall of the main body portion includes a first interior surface facing a first direction and defining at least part of the first chamber, a second side of the wall incudes a second interior surface facing a second direction opposite the first direction and defining at least part of the second chamber, and an exterior surface of the main body portion is configured for contact by a user of the handle, wherein the first interior surface and the second interior surface are on opposite sides of a portion of the wall shared by the first chamber and the second chamber, the shared portion of the wall being completely interior to the body portion;
a component of a steering assembly disposed in the first chamber;
at least one of a fluidic component or an electronic component disposed in the second chamber;
a first cover over the first chamber; and
a second cover over the second chamber.