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Abstract

The technology relates to a flexible printed circuit board (PCB) that is incorporated into a steerable tip of an endoscope. The endoscope includes a working channel extending through the steerable tip; a foldable printed circuit board (PCB) extending at least partially around the working channel. The foldable PCB includes a planar sensor segment extending along a first plane, the sensor segment populated with at least one sensor; a planar camera segment extending along a second plane that is substantially orthogonal to the first plane and positioned distally from the sensor segment, the camera segment including an opening for the working channel and populated with a camera and at least one light source, wherein the planar camera segment is partially separated from the sensor segment by an aperture in the foldable PCB; and a bent arm extending between, and connecting, the sensor segment and the camera segment.

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