Electricity: conductors and insulators – Conduits – cables or conductors – Combined
Patent
1993-05-17
1994-09-20
Picard, Leo P.
Electricity: conductors and insulators
Conduits, cables or conductors
Combined
128 4, 174 74R, H02G 302
Patent
active
053491378
ABSTRACT:
A steam and liquid sterilizable assembly of electrical and optical fiber cables within a sealed polymer housing which features sealed joints and conductive traces between and through components. At least one optical fiber cable is sealed into a metal ferrule by an organic resin and the ferrule then sealed by soldering into a laminated, multilayer organic polymer disc or board. At least one electrical cable is soldered to one surface of the disc or board to a conductive trace which connects through and between the layers of the disc or board to a conductive electrical contact on the opposite surface of the disc or board. The disc or board with the optical and electrical contacts is embedded in a molded polymer housing. The assembly is useful in endoscopy applications.
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Horgan Christopher
Picard Leo P.
Samuels Gary A.
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
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