Olympus Winter Ibe Gmbh

Frank-Michael Smid

Thomas Wosnitza

Holger Frische

Michael Wiegand

Uwe Schrader

An endoscope fill bar including a device to change the cross-section of a rounded end zone of the fill bar that protects distally beyond the endoscope distal end when the fill bar is in its functional position. The cross-sectional altering device is driven by an adjusting system mounted on the fill bar and through an adjustment link, and includes a lever resting at the distal end zone in a spreading-out and retracting manner.

Endoscope fill bar

A medical endoscope with a sealed housing that defines a shaft. A working passage, which is open at its ends, extends through the shaft in a sealed manner in the longitudinal direction. The passage projects proximally beyond the housing and has a lateral branch passage for connection of a flow line. The branch passage is arranged on the housing so as to pass through the housing wall and a wall defining the working passage.

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Hamburg, Germany

Frank-Michael Smid