Image capturing unit for endoscope

Details Image capturing unit for endoscope Image capturing unit for endoscope

2006-06-30

2009-02-17

Leubecker, John P (Department: 3739)

Surgery

Endoscope

With camera or solid state imager

C348S065000, C348S340000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07491167

ABSTRACT:
An image capturing unit for an electronic endoscope, includes an image capturing element with an image capturing area, at least one bonding wire, which is extended curvedly and outwardly from at least one edge portion of a surface of the image capturing element to at least one conductor, and a transparent cover plate, which is fixed to a frame and is adapted to seal the image capturing element from an external environment. The cover plate is formed to have at least one bonding wire preventing portion, which is adapted to prevent the at least one bonding wire from being in contact with the cover plate. An edge portion on a front surface of the cover plate is hermetically sealed to the frame.

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