Patent ID: 9101287
Filing Date: 2015-08-11
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. An endoscope assembly, the assembly comprising: a substantially cylindrical fluid channeling component having a length and a height, the fluid channeling component having, along said height, a first fraction and a second fraction, wherein: the first fraction extends outward along the length of the fluid channeling component, and comprises a housing that has encased therein a working channel extending along the length of said fluid channeling component, and the second fraction is a void; an electrical assembly configured to fit within said second fraction, wherein the electrical assembly comprises an integrated circuit board having mounted thereon a front-pointing camera, a first side-pointing camera, and a second side-pointing camera; and two front illuminators positioned adjacent the front-pointing camera, two first side illuminators positioned adjacent the first side-pointing camera, and two second side illuminators positioned adjacent the second side-pointing camera; a tip cover section configured to be removably attachable to said fluid channeling component and configured to receive said electrical assembly, wherein the tip section comprises a front working channel configured to mate to said working channel of the fluid channeling component and provide a contiguous pathway for receiving a medical tool, optical windows configured to mate to said two front illuminators, optical windows positioned along a first side of the tip section and configured to mate to said two first side illuminators, and optical windows positioned along a second side of the tip section and configured to mate to said two second side illuminators.