Medical instrument with a window

摘要

A medical instrument includes a housing with an aperture, a window component that comprises a transparent material and closes off the aperture, and a thin-walled area that surrounds the aperture.

主权项

1. A medical instrument comprising:
a housing comprising an elongate tubular body with an aperture disposed at a proximal end of the elongate tubular body; a window component, which comprises a transparent material and closes off the aperture; a thin-walled portion of the housing, which surrounds the aperture, the thin-walled portion including a solid-state joint, a frame and a lip; the lip contacts an outer circumferential edge of the window component; a first groove positioned proximal to the lip and bound by the frame, the lip and the outer circumferential edge surface of the window component; a second groove positioned distal to the lip and bound by the frame, the lip and the outer circumferential edge surface of the window component; and wherein the solid-state joint, the frame and the lip each have a thickness less than a thickness of the elongate tubular body of the housing.