Scholly Fiberoptic Gmbh

Johannes Wickersheim

Massimo Kubon

Jochen Dietrich

Mateusz Cichosz

Patrick Spring

Florian Schafer

Jenny Doan

Matthias Kuhn

Maximilian Gotz

Harald Haigis

The invention relates to a cover for an endoscope tip, comprising at least one optical termination element and a shaft, the termination element comprising at least one light-guiding region and at least one image-guiding region, at least one optical barrier being formed between the at least one light-guiding region and the at least one image-guiding region by at least one separation element.

Cover for an endoscope tip and endoscope

A magnetic coupling is provided having two rings that are arranged concentrically in relation to one another, which are each mounted to be rotatable in relation to one another. An arrangement of at least three magnetic dipoles is respectively arranged on both rings, the magnetic dipoles facilitating magnetic coupling of the rings and a transmission of torque from a driving ring to a driven ring of the two rings. The magnetic dipoles of the arrangements at the driven ring and/or at the driving ring is/are aligned such that two like magnetic poles, which adjoin one another on the respective other ring, are always followed by an unlike magnetic pole, and the magnetic poles adjoining one another at the respective other ring are arranged in a manner corresponding to one another such that the two rings are magnetically coupled in an equilibrium position.

Magnetic coupling

Coupling for pipes and hoses

An endoscope () with an endoscope shaft () in which an illumination device () and a rotatably mounted image sensor () are arranged in a distal region () is provided, and includes a handle () in which a rotatably mounted heat sink () is arranged, wherein the image sensor () is thermally connected to the heat sink (), for conjoint rotation therewith, via a heat transmission element ().

Video endoscope

A high-frequency transmission of data between functional units, which are mounted rotatably with respect to each other, of an endoscope, is permitted in which the functional units can be electrically insulated from each other. For this, an electric connecting element which, in a central flexible portion, is rolled up transversely with respect to the direction of transmission and is fastened by its respective end portions to the functional units is provided. An uninterrupted electrical connection with consistent quality of the signal transmission can therefore be obtained even when the functional units are rotated in relation to each other. By the rolling up of the central portion to form a winding, which is preferably configured in a self-supporting manner, a long term stable rotary degree of freedom is created in a very simple manner for the connecting element, with this degree of freedom permitting complex mechanical adjustment functions in the endoscope.

Endoscope having a rotatable electric connecting element

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Malterdingen, Germany

Johannes Wickersheim