US 11,950,766 B2
Surgical visualization systems and related methods
Daniel Thommen, Liestal (CH); Judith Flock, Basel (CH); Veronique Christine Zollmann, Gebenstorf (CH); and William Kane, Newport Beach, CA (US)
Assigned to MEDOS INTERNATIONAL SÀRL, Le Locle (CH)
Filed by MEDOS INTERNATIONAL SARL, Le Locle (CH)
Filed on Apr. 25, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/728,967.
Application 17/728,967 is a continuation of application No. 15/692,845, filed on Aug. 31, 2017, granted, now 11,331,090.
Application 15/692,845 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/437,792, filed on Feb. 21, 2017, granted, now 10,874,425, issued on Dec. 29, 2020.
Application 15/437,792 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/254,877, filed on Sep. 1, 2016, granted, now 10,987,129, issued on Apr. 27, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/468,475, filed on Mar. 8, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/214,297, filed on Sep. 4, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2022/0249125 A1, Aug. 11, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
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OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A visualization system, comprising:
a camera module having an image sensor and a lens; and
a housing in which the camera module is disposed, the housing having a main body, and a distal end cap, the main body includes a distal end with a distal-facing surface, a camera lumen therein in which the camera module is disposed, and first and second fluid lumens, and the distal end cap includes a proximal-facing surface including a first portion that is configured to abut the distal-facing surface of the main body, and
wherein a second portion of the proximal-facing surface of the distal end cap and the distal-facing surface of the main body defines a fluid passageway therebetween configured to direct fluid flowing out of the first fluid lumen of the housing across the lens of the camera module,
wherein, the distal end includes a convex side and a non-convex side,
when the first portion of the proximal-facing surface abuts the distal-facing surface of the main body, the outer periphery of the distal end cap defines a convex side coextensive with the convex side of the main body and a cut out extending through the distal end cap from the non-convex side of the main body towards the camera lumen, and
a portion of the cut out is axially aligned with the camera lumen.