AN ENDOSCOPE INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF INDIVIDUALLY TESTABLE SUBASSEMBLIES

AN ENDOSCOPE INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF INDIVIDUALLY TESTABLE SUBASSEMBLIES

An endoscope includes a first subassembly, a second subassembly, a third subassembly, and a fourth subassembly, which are sequentially assembled and tested in making the endoscope. The first subassembly includes a pressure-sealed electrical cable connected to an image capture unit. The second subass...

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Hauptverfasser: CULMAN, William Jason, BLACKSTAD, Jaime G, HERZLINGER, Peter M, LOMAX, Willard Curtis, BRICHARD, Dominique D
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Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
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MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
SURGERY
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Zusammenfassung:An endoscope includes a first subassembly, a second subassembly, a third subassembly, and a fourth subassembly, which are sequentially assembled and tested in making the endoscope. The first subassembly includes a pressure-sealed electrical cable connected to an image capture unit. The second subassembly includes the first subassembly, a shell, a light pipe, and a lid. The third subassembly includes the second subassembly, a central tube, and a flange. The fourth subassembly includes the third subassembly, a base, a shaft, and optionally an articulating assembly.