Abstract:
The present invention provides a connector comprising conductive passages which are at least partially of 0.5 mm or less in width, the fine pitched conductive passages are formed on a base film and coated by substantially insulative adhesive melting at lower temperatures than that of the base film. The conductive passages preferably contain fine convexes and concaves on their surfaces and preferably are made of a metallic material. The present invention also provides a method for making electrical connection by heating and pressing two pairs of diametrically opposed connectors of the present invention by use of substantially insulative adhesive by providing the adhesive between diametrically opposed connectors.
Abstract:
Die Erfindung betrifft eine hermetische Durchführung (10) für ein Videoendoskop zur Durchführung elektrischer Leitungen (22, 23, 36, 46, 56) von einem ersten Teilraum in einen zweiten Teilraum, insbesondere aus einem distal angeordneten hermetisch abgedichteten Gehäuse in einen Endoskopschaft, umfassend eine Trennwand (12) zur hermetischen Abdichtung der beiden Teilräume, ein Verfahren zur Herstellung einer hermetischen Durchführung (10), eine Leiterplatte (20, 30, 31, 40, 50) und ein chirurgisches Instrument. Erfindungsgemäß ist eine in einer Dünnschichttechnik hergestellte, insbesondere flexible, Leiterplatte (20, 30, 31, 40, 50), in der die elektrischen Leitungen (22, 23, 36, 46, 56) in einen Kunststoff (33) eingebettet sind, mit einer Kunststoffmasse (24) in eine Gießform eingegossen und nachvernetzt, wobei die Kunststoffmasse (24) die Trennwand (12) der hermetischen Durchführung (10) ist.
Abstract:
A surgical instrument (100) is disclosed having an elongated body portion (126) having a proximal end and a distal end. The body portion is formed from a plastically deformable material such that the body portion can be bent between the proximal and distal ends from a first configuration to a second bent configuration and maintains the bent configuration. A flexible circuit sheet (232) having at least a pair of lead wires (236) disposed around the body portion. The pair of lead wires are configured to conform to the bent configuration of the body portion such that they do not break during bending of the body portion. A tracking device (84) adapted to cooperate with a navigation system (10) to track the distal end of the instrument (100) is coupled to the flexible circuit.