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

Claim 14:
15. A handle of an endoscope, the handle comprising:
a body portion that includes:
an exterior surface configured for contact by a user of the handle;
a first wall having a first side including a first interior surface facing a first direction and defining at least part of a first chamber configured to receive at least one steering component of a steering assembly, wherein the first chamber defines a recessed portion; and
the first wall having a second side including a second interior surface facing a second direction opposite the first direction and defining at least part of a second chamber configured to receive at least one of a fluidic component and an electronic component, wherein the first interior surface and the second interior surface are on opposite sides of a portion of the first wall shared by the first chamber and the second chamber, the shared portion of the first wall being completely interior to the body portion;

wherein the first interior surface and the second interior surface are on opposite sides of a longitudinal axis of the body portion, and wherein the body portion is a one-piece, integral molded component; and
wherein the second chamber includes a negative of the recessed portion of the first chamber, wherein the recessed portion of the first chamber defines a first recessed portion and a second recessed portion, wherein the second recessed portion is recessed from the first recessed portion, wherein the at least one steering component includes an axle, wherein the second recessed portion receives the axle and constrains rotational movement of a base of the axle.