A miniaturized imaging device and method of viewing small luminal cavities
are described. The imaging device can be used as part of a catheter, and
can include a lens, an SSID including an imaging array optically coupled
to the lens; an umbilical including a conductive line; and an adaptor
configured to support the lens and provide electrical communication
between the SSID and conductive line. Alternatively, the adaptor can be a
rigid adaptor configured to provide electrical communication between the
SSID and the conductive line through a conductive path. The conductive
path can be configured along multiple contiguous surfaces of the adaptor
such that the SSID is electrically coupled to the conductive path at a
first surface, and the conductive line is electrically coupled to the
conductive path at a second surface.