Patent ID: 6458078
Filing Date: 2002-10-01
Classification: A61B,H04N

Abstract:
A medical endoscope (1) fitted with a sealed housing (4) and an electrical system (5, 6) inside said housing (4), said endoscope further comprising a sealed light guide (10, 19, 25, 31, 35, 40) that is installed in the housing (4) and provided at a first end with a electricity/light (E/L) transducer (15, 24, 30, 34, 42), wherein a light/electricity (L/E) transducer (20, 26, 32, 36, 39) is disposed at a second end of the light guide, and one of said first and second light guide ends being mounted inside the housing (4) wherein the transducer (20, 24, 32, 36, 39, 41) at said one of said first and second light guide ends is electrically connected to the electrical system (5, 6).