Patent ID: 11911000
Assignee: INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC A  G  H | IPC A  G  H

Claim 0:
1. An endoscope comprising:
a pressure-sealed electrical cable connected to an image capture unit;
a shell having a distal end and a proximal end, the image capture unit being mounted in the shell, the pressure-sealed electrical cable extending proximally through the proximal end of the shell;
a manifold with a plurality of openings, wherein a first of the plurality of openings is in communication with the shell, wherein a second of the plurality of openings is in communication with a connector, wherein a third of the plurality of openings is in communication with a pressure test port, wherein the pressure-sealed electrical cable passes through the first and second of the plurality of openings and is connected to the connector; and
a pressure tight seal in the second or the first and the second of the plurality of openings and formed around the pressure-sealed electrical cable, wherein the pressure-sealed electrical cable comprises a structure to prevent a through path for gas flow within the pressure-sealed electrical cable.