CPC A61B 1/018 (2013.01) [A61B 1/00018 (2013.01); A61B 1/00042 (2022.02); A61B 1/00094 (2013.01); A61B 1/015 (2013.01); A61B 1/05 (2013.01); A61B 1/00052 (2013.01); A61B 1/00105 (2013.01); A61B 1/00135 (2013.01); A61B 1/00174 (2013.01); A61B 1/0676 (2013.01); A61B 1/0684 (2013.01); A61B 1/307 (2013.01)] | 11 Claims |
1. An endoscope comprising:
a handle;
an elongated shaft coupled to the handle along an axis and adapted to rotate at least 180° about the axis;
an image sensor carried in a distal portion of the shaft;
an inflow channel extending through the handle and shaft to a port in a distal end of the shaft;
a light-emitting diode (LED) carried in a distal portion of the elongated shaft;
a flex circuit extending through the handle and elongated shaft, wherein the image sensor and LED are mounted on the flex circuit;
wherein the inflow channel has a proximal channel portion within the handle and a distal channel portion in the shaft; and
a fluid-tight housing intermediate the proximal and distal channel portions configured to provide a fluid-tight path through said channel portions within said range of motion of the elongated shaft.
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