Patent ID: 11963303
Assignee: OLYMPUS WINTER & IBE GMBH
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  H | IPC A  H

Claim 0:
1. An electronic device for an endoscope, the electronic device comprising:
an autoclavable flexi-rigid multilayer printed circuit board; and
a molded retaining body;
wherein the printed circuit board is formed of structured layers of conducting and non-conducting materials that are adhered to one another, in which the conducting materials form conductor tracks and contact areas,
the printed circuit board being stiffened in a rigid region by an additional stiffening material, the rigid region being populated with electronic components and encapsulated in an epoxy resin;
the printed circuit board having a flexible region configured to be more flexible than the rigid region, the flexible region having contact areas;
the molded retaining body having, in cross-section, an arc-shape formed on a radial inner side of the molded retaining body for arrangement on an inner tube of the endoscope;
the molded retaining body having, on a radial outer side of the molded retaining body, a receiving contour for receiving and shaping the flexi-rigid printed circuit board; and
the molded retaining body having a retainer for holding the printed circuit board in a bent state.