OMNIVISION Introduces New Medical-Grade LED Cable Modules for Single-Use Endoscopes

OMNIVISION has debuted several new OVMed ultra-thin medical-grade LED cable modules for single-use endoscopes. These complete turnkey solutions include an image sensor with wafer-level optics, illumination, and cabling, and they provide a cost-effective approach for medical endoscope manufacturers seeking a faster time to market, according to the company.

The new modules support OCHTA, OCHFA, OCHSA and OCH2B CameraCubeChip. They are designed for various medical endoscopes such as ophthalmoscopes, nasopharyngoscopes, bronchoscopes, angioscopes, nephroscopes, ureteroscopes, choledochoscopes, spinoscopes, duodenoscopes, gastroscopes, laparoscopes, proctoscopes, cystoscopes, hysteroscopes, utero-renoscopes, colonoscopes, and arthroscopes.

“The medical industry is moving toward smaller, higher-resolution CMOS chip-on-tip endoscopes with LED illumination and ultra-thin cable modules that can reach deeper inside the body. In addition, medical endoscope manufacturers need the flexibility to customize their designs for specific endoscopy procedures,” said Thomas Xu, senior medical product marketing manager, OMNIVISION. “As the medical industry’s image sensor provider, we are addressing our customers’ need for a turnkey imaging solution through our OVMed family of cable modules and image signal processors. The compact, ultra-thin, customizable cable modules are medical-grade tested and ready for integration—reducing design and testing time and simplifying the supply chain.”

OVMed cable modules provide high image quality with minimal artifacts for transmitting captured images from the endoscope’s distal tip down the endoscope shaft to the proximal end. They are optimized for small module size, thin diameter, flexibility, mechanical robustness, and cost. Additionally, the cable modules provide the necessary EMC/EMI shielding in accordance with IEC 60601 requirements, allowing the cables to withstand high-energy discharges during multimodal medical imaging procedures while preventing interference with other medical devices.

OMNIVISION can customize cable modules based on customer requirements, depending on the camera, cable type, end connectors, LED illumination and distal tip structure geometry. OMNIVISION has high-volume production capabilities, which enable it to provide a cost-effective solution for customers. In addition, its standardized catalog products help customers achieve faster product development turnaround and a quicker time to market, OMNIVISION executives claim.

OMNIVISION’s OVMed cable modules are medical-grade components that undergo comprehensive certification, qualification, and testing, including operation tests, stress tests, and testing for banned substances, EMI/EMC, sterilization, biocompatibility, workmanship, and waterproofing. All cable modules are manufactured in ISO 13485-certified facilities to increase the likelihood and speed of U.S. Food and Drug Administration certification for medical endoscope manufacturers and to provide healthcare professionals and patients with confidence in the endoscope device.

OMNIVISION is a global fabless semiconductor organization that develops advanced digital imaging, analog, and display solutions for multiple applications and industries, including mobile phones, security and surveillance, automotive, computing, medical, and emerging applications.