Olympus Winter Ibe Gmbh

Andreas Hörlle

Timo Strauss

Uwe Fischer

Stefan Schiddel

André Roggan

Hanno Winter

Wolfgang Kühne

Christopher Sprenger

Adrian Schulze

Dr André Roggan

Timo Strauß

A foot switch device includes: a housing, a pedal moveably mounted on the housing, a bias element, and a switching device, wherein the pedal is configured to be moveable against a force of the bias element to operate the switching device, and wherein the bias element has a non-linear load deflection curve.

Foot switch device

The invention relates to an electrosurgical gripping instrument which includes a cutting section for cutting tissue without deformation. The cutting section can be deflected from an idle position for cutting purposes which brings it into contact with the tissue.

Electrosurgical gripping instrument

The invention relates to an electrode arrangement for an electrosurgical gripping instrument with an electrode, a heating element and a resilient insulator arranged between the electrode and the heating element to insulate them from one another, wherein the insulator is soft relative to bending. The invention further relates to an electrosurgical gripping instrument with an electrode arrangement according to the invention.

Electrode arrangement and electrosurgical gripping instrument

An electrosurgical instrument having a distal end and a gripping device which is arranged at the distal end in the longitudinal direction and which includes at least a clamping jaw portion and a coagulation jaw portion. The coagulation jaw portion has a plurality of electrically separated coagulation electrodes which are substantially immovable relative to each other. At least one of the jaw portions is movable from an open position into a closed clamping position, wherein the jaw portions at least portion-wise engage into each other in the clamping position and are of such a configuration that the tissue can be clamped between the jaw portions substantially in a half-wave shape. The coagulation jaw portion has at least two electrode arrangements which are arranged at different sides and have respective electrically separated coagulation electrodes, by means of which the tissue is coagulatable in two substantially mutually separated coagulation regions.

Electrosurgical instrument

The invention concerns a medical technology device for treatment of the human or animal body, comprising at least one electrical plug connector which is adapted to be connected to a complementary counterpart plug connector of a further medical technology device and which in an active position is arranged projecting upwardly at the top side of the device. To provide a medical technology device which can be used both as an individual device and also in conjunction with a second device as a device arrangement and which in that respect satisfies existing safety and aesthetic demands, it is provided in accordance with the invention that the plug connector is adapted to be movable from the active position into a passive position, wherein in the passive position the plug connector is removed from the top side of the device and the top side is closed in substantially fluid-tight relationship.

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Berlin, Germany

Andreas Hörlle