JP5469867B2 - 撮像カテーテルアセンブリを有する内視鏡および内視鏡を構成する方法 - Google Patents
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- 管状体と、
撮像装置と、
前記撮像装置を前記管状体に対して接続する形状記憶リンクと、
を備え、
前記形状記憶リンクが2つの端部セグメントを含むU字状の自然形状を有し、前記端部セグメントのうちの一方が前記撮像装置に対して接続され、他方の端部セグメントが前記管状体に対して接続され、
前記形状記憶リンクが、形状記憶要素と、前記撮像装置からの導電体を前記管状体内の導電体に対して接続する可撓性導電体とを含む、撮像カテーテルアセンブリ。 - 前記端部セグメントが互いに略平行である請求項1に記載のアセンブリ。
- 前記形状記憶リンクが、前記形状記憶リンクを真っ直ぐに伸ばす力が除去された後にその自然形状に戻る請求項1に記載のアセンブリ。
- 前記リンクが形状記憶要素と可撓性PCBとを含む請求項1に記載のアセンブリ。
- 前記形状記憶要素および前記可撓性PCBが前記可撓性PCBの幅方向に並べて配置される請求項4に記載のアセンブリ。
- 前記形状記憶要素と前記可撓性PCBとが互いに取り付けられる請求項5に記載のアセンブリ。
- 前記形状記憶要素および前記可撓性PCBが積層構造を形成するために積み重ねられる請求項5に記載のアセンブリ。
- 前記可撓性PCBが、前記撮像装置からの導電体を前記管状体内の導電体に対して接続する導電体を含む請求項7に記載のアセンブリ。
- 光源を更に備え、前記光源が前記リンク上に配置される請求項5に記載のアセンブリ。
- 前記光源が前記リンクの湾曲部分上に配置される請求項9に記載のアセンブリ。
- 端部を有する挿入チューブと、
撮像カテーテルアセンブリと、
を備え、
前記撮像カテーテルアセンブリが、
管状体と、
撮像装置と、
前記撮像装置を前記管状体に対して接続する形状記憶リンクと、
前記形状記憶リンク上に配置された光源と、
を含む内視鏡アセンブリ。 - 管状体と、
撮像装置と、
前記撮像装置を前記管状体に対して接続する形状記憶リンクと、
を備える撮像カテーテルアセンブリであって、
前記形状記憶リンクが、形状記憶要素、可撓性PCB、前記形状記憶要素上に配置された光源を含む、撮像カテーテルアセンブリ。
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