Medical imaging device with a foldable electronic circuit board

Abstract

The subject matter discloses a medical imaging device, comprising a rigid elongated member, a rigid distal member connected to the rigid elongated member, wherein said distal member comprises a front camera and a first side camera and a foldable circuit board located within the distal member, said front camera and said first side camera are connected to foldable arms of the foldable circuit board, wherein said foldable circuit board is designed to be put in a foldable position and inserted into said distal member.

1 . A medical imaging device, comprising:
 a rigid elongated member;   a rigid distal member connected to the rigid elongated member, wherein said distal member comprises a front camera and a first side camera;   a foldable circuit board located within the distal member, said front camera and said first side camera are connected to foldable arms of the foldable circuit board, wherein said foldable circuit board is designed to be put in a foldable position and inserted into said distal member.   
     
     
         2 . The medical imaging device of  claim 1 , wherein the first side camera is located on a first lateral surface of the foldable circuit board. 
     
     
         3 . The medical imaging device of  claim 1 , wherein the foldable circuit board is further connected to a second side camera located on a second lateral surface of the foldable circuit board. 
     
     
         4 . The medical imaging device of  claim 1 , wherein the foldable circuit board is further connected to a second side camera located on a foldable arm of the foldable circuit board. 
     
     
         5 . The medical imaging device of  claim 1 , wherein the foldable circuit board comprises a main rigid section and three foldable arms extending from the main rigid section, wherein each of the first side camera, said second side camera and said front camera is connected to one of the three foldable arms. 
     
     
         6 . The medical imaging device of  claim 5 , wherein the three foldable arms have an open position in which the three foldable arms are substantially parallel to the surface of the main rigid section and a folded position in which the three foldable arms form an angle versus the surface of the main rigid section. 
     
     
         7 . The medical imaging device of  claim 5 , wherein a second side foldable arm is located on a second lateral surface of the foldable circuit board, a first side foldable arm is located on first lateral surface of the foldable circuit board and a front foldable arm is located at the front side of the foldable circuit board. 
     
     
         8 . The medical imaging device of  claim 1 , wherein a foldable arm associated with the first side camera and a foldable arm associated with the second side camera overlap on an axis parallel to the longitudinal axis of the rigid distal member. 
     
     
         9 . The medical imaging device of  claim 1 , wherein the distal member further comprises a cage designed to be mounted onto said foldable circuit board. 
     
     
         10 . The medical imaging device of  claim 9 , wherein the cage is designed to be mounted onto said foldable circuit board wherein the foldable circuit board is in a folded position. 
     
     
         11 . The medical imaging device of  claim 9 , wherein the cage comprises a longitudinal bar having multiple apertures configured to secure the cameras and illumination modules. 
     
     
         12 . The medical imaging device of  claim 1 , wherein the distal member further comprises a front illumination unit for illuminating the area captured by the front camera and a lateral illumination unit for illuminating the area captured by the first side camera. 
     
     
         13 . The medical imaging device of  claim 12 , wherein the front illumination unit comprises four illumination modules. 
     
     
         14 . The medical imaging device of  claim 1 , wherein the distal member further comprises a front optical window located at the front of said distal member. 
     
     
         15 . The medical imaging device of  claim 1 , wherein the distal member further comprises at least one side optical window located at the lateral surface of said distal member adapted to seal and cover the side illumination electric circuits and illumination modules. 
     
     
         16 . A medical imaging device, comprising:
 a rigid elongated shaft member;   a rigid cover connected to the rigid elongated shaft member, wherein said rigid cover configured to hold and secure a front camera, a front illuminator electronic circuit and a distal housing, wherein the distal housing comprising
 a foldable circuit board comprising
 a main rigid section; 
 a front rigid section attached to said main rigid section by a front foldable arm; 
 a first side rigid section attached to said main rigid section by a first side foldable arm; 
 a second side rigid section attached to said main rigid section by a second side foldable arm, wherein the first side foldable arm positioned opposite to the second side foldable arm and perpendicular to the front foldable arm; 
 
 a first side camera configured to communicate with the first side rigid section; 
 a second side camera configured to communicate with the second side rigid section, wherein said foldable circuit board is designed to be put in a foldable position and inserted into said distal rigid cover. 
   
     
     
         17 . The medical imaging device of  claim 16 , wherein the front first side and second side foldable arms have an open position in which the front first side and second side foldable arms are substantially parallel to the surface of the main rod and a folded position in which the three foldable arms form an angle versus the surface of the main rod. 
     
     
         18 . The medical imaging device of  claim 16 , wherein a foldable arm associated with the first side camera and a foldable arm associated with the second side camera overlap on an axis parallel to the longitudinal axis of the rigid distal member. 
     
     
         19 . The medical imaging device of  claim 16 , wherein the distal housing further comprises a cage designed to be mounted onto said foldable circuit board. 
     
     
         20 . The medical imaging device of  claim 19 , wherein the cage is designed to be mounted onto said foldable circuit board wherein the foldable circuit board is in a folded position. 
     
     
         21 . The medical imaging device of  claim 19 , wherein the cage comprises a longitudinal bar having multiple apertures configured to secure the front and first side and second side cameras and a first side illumination electric circuit and second side illumination electric circuit, wherein the first side illumination electric circuit is configured to communicate with two side illumination module for illuminating the area captured by the first side camera and wherein the second side illumination electric circuit configured to communicate with two side illumination module for illuminating the area captured by the second side camera. 
     
     
         22 . The medical imaging device of  claim 16 , wherein the distal member further comprises a front illumination unit for illuminating the area captured by the front camera. 
     
     
         23 . The medical imaging device of  claim 22 , wherein the front illumination unit comprises four illumination modules having 1, 2, 3 or 4 illuminators. 
     
     
         24 . The medical imaging device of  claim 14 , wherein the distal member further comprises a front optical window located at the front of said distal member. 
     
     
         25 . The medical imaging device of  claim 20 , wherein the distal member further comprises at least one side optical window located at the lateral surface of said distal member adapted to seal and cover the side illumination electric circuits and illumination modules.