Patents Assigned to Ambu A/S
  • Publication number: 20230404382
    Abstract: An endoscope including a handle or interface and an insertion cord configured to be inserted into a patient's body cavity and including a modular distal tip unit. The modular distal tip unit includes a main body connected to a remainder of the insertion cord; and a camera module configured to be accommodated and inserted in a receptacle formed in the main body, the camera module including a non-cylindrical housing defining an internal space in which at least a light emitting device and an imaging device are accommodated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Applicant: AMBU A/S
    Inventor: Morten SØRENSEN
  • Publication number: 20230404375
    Abstract: An endoscope includes a distal tip unit, a handle, a shaft including a bending section made of a first material, and a steering wire for controlling a bending movement of the bending section. The bending section has segments, an inner lumen accommodating a working channel, and steering wire lumens adapted for accommodating the steering wire. The endoscope further includes a disc made of a second material which is different from the first material. The disc is arranged at a distal end of the bending section adjacent a lumen end of the steering wire lumens and has a plurality of openings including steering wire lumen openings configured for guiding the steering wire coming from the steering wire lumens therethrough, and locking openings configured for threading or twisting the steering wire therethrough. The steering wire is locked to the disc by the threading or twisting of the steering wire through the openings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2021
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Applicant: AMBU A/S
    Inventors: Thomas Bachgaard JENSEN, Helga Künzl, Michael Kappler Hansen, Martin Johst Christensen
  • Publication number: 20230410983
    Abstract: A medical visualisation system including a main component including an image sensor and a light emitter; a first auxiliary component configured to transmit image data based on the signals; a second auxiliary component configured to receive signals from the main component and to transmit image data based on the signals, the second auxiliary component including a second memory having embedded therein data; and a video processing apparatus including a high frequency wireless transceiver configured to establish an image data communication channel with the high frequency wireless transceiver of the first auxiliary component or with the high frequency wireless transceiver of the second auxiliary component and to receive the image data with the image data communication channel, wherein the first auxiliary component is configured to, based on the data, cause adjustment of one or more components of the main component or the video processing apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Applicant: AMBU A/S
    Inventors: Brian NIELSEN, Kasper Rieland JAKOBSEN, Chun-Chieh CHEN
  • Publication number: 20230404377
    Abstract: An endoscope including a handle, a distal tip unit, an endoscope shaft connecting the handle and the distal tip unit, a working channel provided in the endoscope shaft and extending from the endoscope handle towards the distal tip unit, and a suction valve configured to control a suction through the working channel and having a valve closed state and a valve open state. The suction valve includes: a housing having an inlet opening connected to the working channel and an outlet opening; and a piston unit inserted in the housing and including a movable piston, a button attached to the piston, a fixation ring arranged stationary in the housing and a spring arranged and acting between the fixation ring and the button or piston. The fixation ring is configured to urge the piston towards the inlet opening of the housing in the valve closed state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2021
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Applicant: AMBU A/S
    Inventors: David BUSCH, Werner SCHWARZ
  • Publication number: 20230397795
    Abstract: A laryngoscope assembly including a blade having a distal part extending to the distal end and including a first surface, wherein the distal part is adapted to be inserted into a patient's oral cavity with the first surface facing the patient's tongue. The laryngoscope assembly further includes a control unit including a body portion having a first body portion and a second body portion, the first body portion being couplable to the blade. The control unit and the blade, when being coupled, collectively form a laryngoscope. The control unit being adapted to receive image data from an image sensor as the image data is being generated by the image sensor, wherein, at least when the control unit is coupled to the blade, the image data is indicative of a view from the distal part of the blade in a direction at least partly towards the distal end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2023
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Applicant: AMBU A/S
    Inventors: Christopher Jordan PILBEAM, Line Sandahl UBBESEN, Morten Grønning NIELSEN, Scott Peter ALLEN, Berth Thomas Fredrik SELVÖ, Mohan Raj MANOHARAN, Jing JIN, Sebastian ORTEGA ZAFRA, Aline Meret MÄHR
  • Publication number: 20230397797
    Abstract: Transparent windows (5, 6) of a housing of a tip part of an insertion endoscope are moulded by: Providing a moulding tool. Introducing in the moulding tool a first polymer material. Allowing the first polymer material to set to form a first housing part. Introducing in the moulding tool at least one second polymer material, where the second polymer material is different from the first polymer material and transparent. Allowing the second polymer material to set to form a combined housing component (4) with the first housing part. Removing the combined housing component (4) from the moulding tool. At least second polymer material is injected into the moulding tool via a plurality of inlets (Inlw) to form a plurality of volumes of the second polymer material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2021
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Applicant: AMBU A/S
    Inventor: Morten SØRENSEN
  • Publication number: 20230389782
    Abstract: An endoscope including a distal tip unit having an optical system; a handle having a housing, a printed circuit board, and an operating unit for steering the distal tip unit, the housing enclosing the printed circuit board; a bending section; and a steering wire for controlling a bending movement of the bending section, the steering wire being connected to the operating unit. The printed circuit board is configured to process information received from the optical system via cables extending from the distal tip unit. A separation means arranged in the housing and separates an inner space of the housing at least into a printed circuit board compartment accommodating the printed circuit board and a steering wire compartment accommodating the steering wire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2021
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Applicant: AMBU A/S
    Inventors: Martin Johst CHRISTENSEN, Lasse Markworth JOHNSEN
  • Patent number: 11832792
    Abstract: An endoscope made by a method for fixation of portions of steering wire of the endoscope, the steering wire having a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion, the method including positioning the second wire portion and the third wire portion of the steering wire adjacent to each other, applying an adhesive, at least partly enclosing the second wire portion, the third wire portion, and the adhesive with a crimp shell, and applying a crimping force to the crimp shell to crimp the crimp shell, the second wire portion, and the third wire portion to thereby fixate the second wire portion in relation to the third wire portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: AMBU A/S
    Inventors: Jesper Grøndahl Lund, Michael Kappler Hansen
  • Publication number: 20230380666
    Abstract: A tip part for an endoscope has a vision receptor having a vision sensor for providing an image from received light, a first lens, and a casing, the casing supporting the first lens so that the casing substantially maintains a position of the first lens in relation to the vision sensor; a first light source; an exterior housing; and a light shield positioned between the vision receptor and the first light source so as to prevent ingress of stray light from the first light source into the vision receptor by optically shielding the vision receptor; wherein the casing is formed integrally with the exterior housing so that the casing also substantially maintains the first lens in a position in relation to the exterior housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Applicant: AMBU A/S
    Inventors: Morten SØRENSEN, Finn SONNENBORG, Thomas Bachgaard JENSEN
  • Publication number: 20230380676
    Abstract: A main tube (2) has a first lumen (3) with a proximal end (5) and a distal end (6) to be placed inside a body cavity. An outer wall (7) encloses the first lumen and a dedicated camera lumen (4). A camera module is arranged at the distal end of the first lumen. An image transmission cable attached to the camera module extends through the camera lumen to connect to an image display device. A separately manufactured tip housing (20) is mounted on the main tube at the distal end of the first lumen. The tip housing forms a tip extension (23) of the first lumen and a tip extension (24) of the camera lumen. The tip extension of the first lumen has an open end (25), and the camera module is arranged at least partly in the tip extension of the camera lumen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2021
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Applicant: AMBU A/S
    Inventors: Jesper Domino RASK, Martin Lund STØRUP
  • Publication number: 20230380672
    Abstract: An endoscope including a handle and an insertion cord with a bending section having intermediate segments, the intermediate segments including first intermediate segments and second intermediate segments being arranged alternately one after the other in a proximal-distal direction. Hinges between the first intermediate segments and the second intermediate segments are formed by hinge protrusions engaging in hinge recesses. Steering wires run on the inner circumferential side of the first intermediate segments and on the outer circumferential side in axially extending grooves of the second intermediate segments and keep the alternately arranged first intermediate segments and second intermediate segments together. The first intermediate segments comprise stabilizing protrusions arranged and accommodated in the axially extending grooves in the second intermediate segments, in which the steering wires run.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Applicant: AMBU A/S
    Inventor: Ken Henrik BUCH
  • Patent number: 11826513
    Abstract: A filler device includes a distal housing comprising a distal inner port and a distal outer port; a proximal housing comprising a proximal inner port and a proximal outer port, the proximal housing being sealingly affixed to the distal housing to form an inspiratory pathway between the distal inner port and the proximal inner port and to form an expiratory pathway between the distal outer port and the proximal outer port that is fluidly sealed from the inspiratory pathway, the inspiratory pathway being laterally adjacent the expiratory pathway; and a first filter in the inspiratory pathway or in the expiratory pathway to filter gases flowing through the inspiratory pathway or the expiratory pathway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: AMBU A/S
    Inventors: Kevin Winkler, Yun Siung Tony Yeh, Patrick Coleman, Charles Rosebrook, Thomas W. McGrail, Natasha Reynolds, Brian Gerster, Kleve Heavin, Jakob Koch
  • Patent number: 11826019
    Abstract: A tip part for a medical insertion vision device, a method of making the tip part, and a visualization system including the medical insertion vision device. The tip part includes an exterior housing having a distal front wall and a circumferential wall, the distal front wall and the circumferential wall enclosing an interior spacing having a camera compartment at a distal end and a potting compartment proximal of the camera compartment; a camera assembly positioned in the camera compartment, the camera assembly comprising an image sensor and a lens stack positioned distally of the image sensor, the image sensor having a proximal end; a sealing material that forms a seal that seals the camera compartment from the potting compartment; and a potting material in the potting compartment, the sealing material preventing the potting material from extending father distally than the proximal end of the image sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: AMBU A/S
    Inventors: Morten Sørensen, Hans Jochumsen
  • Publication number: 20230372649
    Abstract: The resuscitator (1) includes a self-inflating squeeze bag (2) having an inlet opening accommodating an inlet valve arrangement (6) adapted to allow inflow of air into the squeeze bag and to prevent outflow of air from the squeeze bag through the inlet opening and an outlet opening accommodating a patient valve arrangement (8) adapted to allow outflow of air from the squeeze bag into the patient valve housing and adapted to prevent inflow of air into the squeeze bag through the outlet opening. The patient valve housing includes a patient connection port (9) for ventilation of a patient and a patient expiration outlet port (10) for outlet of exhaled gas from the patient valve housing to the surroundings. The resuscitator includes a filter arrangement (11) located upstream the outlet opening of the squeeze bag in order to filter air before reaching the patient valve arrangement from the squeeze bag.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2021
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Applicant: AMBU A/S
    Inventors: Birgitte Lidegaard FREDERIKSEN, Jakob Bønnelykke KRISTENSEN, Alex ETWIL
  • Publication number: 20230355085
    Abstract: The tube has a first lumen with a proximal end and an open distal end to be placed inside a body cavity. An outer wall encloses the first lumen and a camera lumen. A camera module (10) is arranged in the camera lumen at a distal end thereof so that the camera module is positioned adjacent the distal end of the first lumen. An image transmission cable (13) attached to the camera module extends through the camera lumen to connect to an image display device. The camera module is fixed in the camera lumen by means of a camera housing (14) including a tubular housing part (17) surrounding the camera module and a distal end wall (18). The tubular housing part and the distal end wall are integrally moulded and form one single housing element (19). The tubular housing part fits tightly into the camera lumen of the tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2021
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Applicant: AMBU A/S
    Inventors: Jesper Domino RASK, Morten SØRENSEN, Martin Lund STØRUP, Lars Ulrik NIELSEN
  • Patent number: 11806904
    Abstract: A method of manufacture of a tip part assembly for an endoscope, including: providing a bending section; providing a camera assembly including a camera module and a circuit board positioned at the proximal end of the assembly; providing a cup-shaped housing defining a distal end of the manufactured tip part assembly and including a circumferential wall extending between proximal and distal ends of the housing and a distal end wall positioned at the distal end of the housing, the circumferential wall and the distal end wall enclosing a spacing; inserting the camera assembly through the open proximal end of the housing so that the camera assembly is at least partly positioned within the spacing; and filling a liquid adhesive into the spacing through the open proximal end of the housing so that the camera assembly is at least partly embedded in the adhesive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: AMBU A/S
    Inventor: Morten Sørensen
  • Publication number: 20230346201
    Abstract: A medical visualisation system including a first medical visualisation device having a first device colour identifier, a second medical visualisation device having a second device colour identifier, a third medical visualisation device having a third device colour identifier, and a monitor device, the first device colour identifier being a first colour, the second device colour identifier being a second colour, and the third device colour identifier being a third colour. The first colour has a first hue angle, the second colour has a second hue angle, and the third colour has a third hue angle, wherein the first hue angle and the second hue angle differ by more than 40 degrees, the second hue angle and the third hue angle differ by more than 40 degrees, and the third hue angle and the first hue angle differ by more than 40 degrees.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Applicant: AMBU A/S
    Inventors: Line Sandahl UBBESEN, Brian NIELSEN, Henrik FRENGLER, Christina HAHNEMANN
  • Publication number: 20230346208
    Abstract: An endoscope including a handle and an insertion tube having a tip part (1) at the distal end and a working channel tube connected to a working channel passage (4) in the tip part (1). The working channel passage (4) is circumferentially delimited by a working passage inner wall surface (7) and the working channel passage (4) has a proximal end including a proximal end surface (15) and a distal end. The tip part (1) includes a housing (3) with a housing centre axis (C). The working channel passage inner wall surface (7) includes at least one inner surface wall section having rotational symmetry about a working channel centre axis (c) and extending at least partially between the proximal end and the distal end of the working channel passage (4). The working channel centre axis (c) is arranged at an angle to the housing centre axis (C).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2021
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Applicant: AMBU A/S
    Inventor: Morten SØRENSEN
  • Patent number: D1005496
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: AMBU A/S
    Inventors: Line Sandahl Ubbesen, Brian Nielsen, Henrik Frengler, Nai-Hua Chen
  • Patent number: D1009262
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: AMBU A/S
    Inventors: Line Ubbesen, Scott Peter Allen, Nai-Hua Chen