Patents Assigned to Ambu A/S
  • Tip part assembly for an endoscope
    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
  • MEDICAL VISUALIZATION SYSTEM
    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
  • AN ENDOSCOPE
    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
  • Tip part assembly for an endoscope
    Patent number: 11794389
    Abstract: A method of manufacture of a tip part assembly for an endoscope having a proximal end and a distal end opposite from the proximal end, the method including: providing a bending section having a proximal end and a distal end, providing a camera assembly including a camera module, providing a substantially tubular circumferential wall having a proximal end and a distal end opposite from the proximal end, providing a distal end wall, arranging the camera module to be held by or attached to the distal end wall, manufacturing a housing by adjoining the distal end wall to the distal end of the circumferential wall, the housing including the circumferential wall and the distal end wall and enclosing a spacing that houses at least a portion of the camera module, and adjoining the distal end of the bending section and the proximal end of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: AMBU A/S
    Inventor: Morten Sørensen
  • Endoscope control system
    Patent number: 11786112
    Abstract: An endoscope control system for performing a bending operation in a disposable insertion endoscope, the endoscope control system including a control wheel connected to a wire drum for connection to a steering wire of the endoscope, whereby rotation of the control wheel controls the bending operation, and a multi-disc brake including a stack of at least three brake discs, wherein activation of the multi-disc brake changes the multi-disc brake from a released state to a braking state, a brake torque generated by the multi-disc brake in the braking state braking rotation of the control wheel, the brake torque in the released state being at least partially released.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: AMBU A/S
    Inventors: Martin Refslund Nielsen, Martin Johst Christensen, Günter Wilhelm Schütz
  • Tip part for an endoscope
    Patent number: 11786108
    Abstract: A disposable endoscope with a tip part including a vision sensor, an exterior housing having a front wall and a circumferential wall, an interior spacing of the exterior housing accommodating the vision sensor, and a camera window positioned at least partly in front of the vision sensor, the housing further comprising a nozzle provided at the distal end of the tip part and configured to flush an exterior surface of the window, wherein the front wall and the nozzle are integrally formed in one piece from one polymer material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: AMBU A/S
    Inventors: Morten Sørensen, Lasse Markworth Johnsen
  • SET OF SAMPLING PARTS
    Publication number: 20230320708
    Abstract: A set of medical sampling parts for use with an endoscope, including: a sampling device; a sample container including a separator part located at a top of the sample container, a base located at a bottom of the sample container opposite of said top, and a container part at least partly enclosing a sample volume located at the bottom of the sample container, so that a container axis extends between said separator part and said base; and a connector for connecting the sampling device with the sample container, wherein the sample container can be detached from the sampling device by a translational movement along a detachment axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Applicant: AMBU A/S
    Inventors: Lasse Markworth JOHNSEN, Jonas HJORTLUND, Martin Refslund NIELSEN
  • Tip part for a vision device
    Patent number: 11779197
    Abstract: A tip part for an insertable vision device, and an insertable vision device including the tip part. The tip part includes a housing accommodating an electronic vision receptor and adapted to extend from a distal end of an insertable elongate portion of the insertable vision device, and a light guide positioned within the housing, the light guide having a predetermined length in a longitudinal direction between a light reception end and a light emission end, the light reception end configured to receive light emanated from a light source and the light emission end configured to emit the light. The light guide includes, along at least a portion of the predetermined length, an expanding sector or a narrowing sector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: AMBU A/S
    Inventors: Morten Sørensen, Thomas Bachgaard Jensen, Morten Jacobsen
  • VIDEO PROCESSING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20230309792
    Abstract: A video processing apparatus includes a housing defining an interior space, the housing having first, second, third, and fourth sides and a back side extending between the first, second, third and fourth sides, the back side including a back wall having a main portion laying on a back plane, a recessed portion recessed from the back plane and defining a video connection recess, and a recessed wall extending from the main portion to the recessed portion, the recessed wall having a video connector opening, and the recessed portion having an angled surface lying at an angle of at least 5 degrees relative to the back plane; and a video output socket in the interior space and aligned with the video connector opening of the recessed wall, whereby the angled surface facilitates insertion of a video connector into the video output socket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicant: AMBU A/S
    Inventors: Line Sandahl UBBESEN, Brian NIELSEN, Henrik FRENGLER, Kasper Rieland JAKOBSEN, Nai-Hua CHEN
  • ENDOSCOPE USING CAPSTAN PRINCIPLE
    Publication number: 20230309801
    Abstract: An endoscope and a method of assembling the endoscope, the endoscope including a handle including a wire receiving unit rotatably connected to an operating unit; a distal tip unit configured to be inserted into a patient’s body cavity; -an endoscope shaft connecting the endoscope handle and the distal tip unit; and at least one steering wire, a proximal end portion of which being held by or fixed to the wire receiving unit, the steering wire being configured to be pulled by rotating the operating unit, thereby tilting the distal tip unit in at least a defined first direction, wherein the proximal end portion of the at least one steering wire is wound around/on the wire receiving unit for at least one full turn.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2021
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicant: AMBU A/S
    Inventors: Martin Johst CHRISTENSEN, Dylan ILG
  • Tip part for an endoscope and the manufacture thereof
    Patent number: 11766163
    Abstract: A tip part (2) for an endoscope (1) having at least one transparent part and at least one opaque part providing an outer surface. The outer surface comprises a transparent outer surface part (6, 7) and an opaque outer surface part (9, 10), respectively. The transparent outer surface part is smooth (6, 7) and at least a part of the opaque outer surface part (9, 10) is provided with a hydrophobic structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: AMBU A/S
    Inventors: Morten Sørensen, Jan Guldberg Hansen
  • ENDOSCOPE COMPRISING A BIOPSY VALVE
    Publication number: 20230277047
    Abstract: An endoscope including: a handle; and an insertion cord; the handle including: a working channel access port providing access to a working channel extending from the handle to a distal tip unit of the insertion cord; and a biopsy valve attached or attachable to the working channel access port; the biopsy valve including: a valve body attached or attachable to the working channel access port; and a valve lid configured to be detachably attached to the valve body; wherein the valve lid includes a slit which is formed or configured so as to close and seal the working channel access port and which provides a passageway for insertion of the tool or instrument; and wherein the slit includes at least one slit end arranged in a weakened portion determining a defined crack-growth direction starting from the at least one slit end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Applicant: AMBU A/S
    Inventors: Victor SILBERMANN, Alistair David MORTON
  • Endoscope Comprising a Bending Section Having Displaced Steering Wire Lumens
    Publication number: 20230263375
    Abstract: An endoscope including a handle and an insertion cord having a bending section body, a first steering wire portion, and a second steering wire portion. The bending section body includes segments and hinges keeping together, and formed integrally with, the segments, a center axis and a center plane traversing the center axis, the center plane dividing the bending section into a first bending section side and a second bending section side, and the segments including passages that together form a working channel lumen having a non-circular cross-section. Steering wire lumens are displaced with respect to the center plane towards the first side and configured to accommodate the first and second steering wire portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2023
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Applicant: AMBU A/S
    Inventors: Troels Nicolaj QVIST, Frederik Clausager Vemb HANSEN, Martin Refslund NIELSEN
  • Medical visualization system
    Patent number: 11730341
    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: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: AMBU A/S
    Inventors: Line Sandahl Ubbesen, Brian Nielsen, Henrik Frengler, Christina Hahnemann
  • ENDOSCOPE IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20230255461
    Abstract: An image processing device for estimating a landing zone of a medical device extendable from a tip of an endoscope, the endoscope including one or more sensors including an image capturing device, the image processing device including a processing unit operationally connectable to the one or more sensors of the endoscope. The processing unit is configured to: obtain a stream of images captured by the image capturing device of the endoscope; process first sensor data recorded by the one or more sensors to estimate the landing zone of the medical device; and provide the stream of images with a visual indication, indicating the estimated landing zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2021
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Applicant: AMBU A/S
    Inventors: Andreas Härstedt JØRGENSEN, Finn SONNENBORG
  • Tip part for a vision device
    Patent number: 11712151
    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: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: AMBU A/S
    Inventors: Morten Sørensen, Finn Sonnenborg, Thomas Bachgaard Jensen
  • ENDOSCOPE
    Publication number: 20230233063
    Abstract: A method for providing an insertion cord of an endoscope with graduated flexibility along the length of the insertion cord. The method includes: providing a main tube having a proximal and a distal end, and subjecting the main tube to a conditioning process including application of heat and a temporary mechanical deformation along at least a part of the length of the main tube between said proximal end and said distal end. The magnitude of the temporary mechanical deformation is varied along said part of the length of the main tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2023
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Applicant: AMBU A/S
    Inventors: Kaspar Mat MATTHISON-HANSEN, Thomas Bachgaard JENSEN
  • A SLIDING MOTION TRANSFER MEMBER FOR AN ENDOSCOPE
    Publication number: 20230233067
    Abstract: A sliding motion transfer member (22) for the kinematic chain of an actuator mechanism of an endoscope. The sliding motion transfer member (22) has a proximal end and a distal end (21). The sliding motion transfer member (22) is adapted to receive motion activation input and to move in a sliding manner in response to said motion activation input, thereby transferring motion to an elongate motion transmission member (27) extending from the distal end (21) of the sliding motion transfer member (20). The sliding motion transfer member (22) comprises a first passage (36) adapted for receiving a proximal section of said elongate motion transmission member (20) and an adhesive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2021
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Applicant: AMBU A/S
    Inventors: Jesper Grøndahl LUND, Tan Xian WEI, Ilona DILLINGER
  • Portable medical monitor connector
    Patent number: D994882
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: AMBU A/S
    Inventor: Line Sandahi Ubbesen
  • Endoscope handle
    Patent number: D1001280
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: AMBU A/S
    Inventors: Anne-Sofie Gyldenvang Jørgensen, Peer Hoffmann