Richard Wolf Gmbh

Carl-Sebastian Wagner

Stephan Prestel

Manfred Boebel

Frank Knodel

Josef Bartolic

Gerhard F Buess

Rudolf Heimberger

Andreas Dingler

Klaus-Peter Hipp

Alexander Frank

Felix Bitrolf

Friedrich Haehnle

Josef Bartolić

A stereo-endoscope is provided having a hollow shank with two axially parallel optical channels, which channels run through the hollow shank and respectively form at least a section of an image path to respective oculars of a binocular observation device arranged on the proximal end of the hollow shank. Moreover, the stereo-endoscope includes a camera connection, and one of the optical channels also forms at least one section of an image path to the camera connection.

Stereo-endoscope with camera connection

A medical instrument has an instrument insert and an instrument handle, which are detachably connected to one another. An actuation rod of the instrument insert is releasably connectable to a movable grip of the instrument handle via a locking connection. A blocking element is provided which blocks the movable grip when the actuation rod has been released.

Medical instrument

A medical instrument has an instrument insert () and an instrument handle () which are detachably connected to one another via a locking connection. A grip () and a closure () are provided for securing the locking connection. The closure () may be moved into an unsecured position by movement of the grip () as well as independently of a movement of the grip ().

A medical forceps has a forceps shank and a forceps jaw which comprises at least one movable jaw part, wherein the jaw part has a curved linkage arm at its proximal end. The linkage arm is movably guided in a curved guide path of an insert which is inserted into at least one receiver at the distal end of the forceps shank.

Instrument for minimal invasive surgery

Disclosed is a ball-and-socket joint connection, in particular for a holding arm system for holding surgical instruments, with a joint ball sitting in a seat of a joint casing and permitting rotation in several axes and with a ball-shaped joint socket which can be axially displaced to and from the joint ball in a cylindrical section of the joint casing. A magnet is provided which produces a magnetic force between the joint ball and the joint socket such that they are drawn to one another. An actuation element is provided for displacing the joint socket and with this the joint ball is fixable in the seat of the joint casing by way of retracting the joint socket, wherein the joint ball by way of the magnet force is pressed into the seat of the joint casing, and wherein the joint ball by displacing forwards the joint socket with the actuation element is separable from the seat.

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Bretten, Germany

Carl-Sebastian Wagner