18929033. MEDICAL DEVICES WITH MODULAR COMPONENTS AND ASSEMBLIES (Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.)
MEDICAL DEVICES WITH MODULAR COMPONENTS AND ASSEMBLIES
Organization Name
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
Inventor(s)
George Wilfred Duval of Sudbury MA US
Louis J. Barbato of Franklin MA US
MEDICAL DEVICES WITH MODULAR COMPONENTS AND ASSEMBLIES
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18929033 titled 'MEDICAL DEVICES WITH MODULAR COMPONENTS AND ASSEMBLIES
Original Abstract Submitted
A medical device includes a shaft, a printed circuit board positioned around an outer surface of the shaft, and an end cap. The printed circuit board includes a plurality of electrical connections at a proximal end of the printed circuit board and another plurality of electrical connections at a distal end of the printed circuit board. The printed circuit board includes a plurality of communication conduits connecting electrical connections at the proximal end of the printed circuit board with respective electrical connections at the distal end of the printed circuit board. When the end cap is coupled to the shaft, (1) one or more cap lumens are in communication with one or more lumens in the shaft, and (2) the plurality of end cap electrical connections are electrically connected to the electrical connections at the distal end of the printed circuit board.