AU2001270041A1 - Communication devices incorporating reduced area imaging devices - Google Patents

Communication devices incorporating reduced area imaging devices

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AU2001270041A1
AU2001270041A1 AU2001270041A AU7004101A AU2001270041A1 AU 2001270041 A1 AU2001270041 A1 AU 2001270041A1 AU 2001270041 A AU2001270041 A AU 2001270041A AU 7004101 A AU7004101 A AU 7004101A AU 2001270041 A1 AU2001270041 A1 AU 2001270041A1
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Edwin L. Adair
Jeffrey L. Adair
Randall S. Adair
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Abstract

A reduced area imaging device is provided for use in medical or dental instruments such as an endoscope. The imaging device is provided in various configurations, and connections between the imaging device elements and a video display may be achieved by wired or wireless connections. A connector assembly located near the imaging device interconnects the imaging device to an image/power cable extending through the endoscope. The connector provides strain relief and stabilization for electrically interconnecting the imager to the cable. The connector also serves as the structure for anchoring the distal ends of steering wires extending through the body of the endoscopic device. The connector includes a strain relief member mounted over a body of the connector. The connector allows a steering wire capability without enlarging the profile of the distal tip of the endoscopic device.
AU2001270041A 2000-07-10 2001-06-20 Communication devices incorporating reduced area imaging devices Abandoned AU2001270041A1 (en)

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