Digital Endoscopy Gmbh

Karl Storz-gmbh & Co. Kg

Stefan Kolberg

Thomas Viebach

Klaus M Irion

Anh Minh Do

Tilman Schröter

Harald Huber

Ralph Boehm

Marc Henzler

Wolfgang Mayer

Alex Fett

The invention refers to an ultrasonic endoscope comprising an endoscope head body that is disposed on a distal side of an insertion portion of the ultrasonic endoscope and is provided with an Albarran lever chamber which is open continuously at an end portion and a side surface of the endoscope head body; a convex-shaped ultrasonic head that is disposed at the end portion of the endoscope head body and capable of transmitting and receiving ultrasonic signals in a lateral viewing direction corresponding to the side surface of the endoscope head body; and an Albarran lever that is disposed in the Albarran lever chamber and pivotally fixed to be rotatable.

Endoscope head, endoscope and albarran lever holding member

The invention relates to an endoscope head comprising an endoscope head body in which at least one working channel is formed, wherein a pivot member actuatable from the proximal side is provided on the distal side of the endoscope head body, wherein an Albarran lever capable of being pivoted is provided at the distal end portion of the working channel.

Endoscope head

The invention refers to a housing sheath attachable to and detachable from an endoscope head body, which is provided on a distal side of an insertion portion of an endoscope. The housing sheath comprises: a sheath that is a hollow cylinder open at an attachment opening provided along a longitudinal direction of the hollow cylinder, and is provided with a tool opening cut out in a U-shape at a location facing the attachment opening; and an Albarran lever that is rotatably supported inside the sheath.

The invention relates to an endoscope head including an endoscope head body in which at least one working channel is formed, wherein a pivotable Albarran lever is provided distally of the distal end of the working channel, wherein, on the endoscope head body, a pivot member actuatable from the proximal side is provided for pivoting the Albarran lever, wherein a pulling wire channel extends in the endoscope head body and has a pulling wire for actuating the pivot member guided therein, wherein the pivot member has a protrusion, and wherein the pulling wire is capable of displacing a sliding member having a surface on which the protrusion is supported, so that the pivot member is rotated by displacing the sliding member.

Endoscope head and endoscope provided therewith

The invention refers to an endoscope head comprising an endoscope head body, in which at least one working channel is formed, wherein an Albarran lever capable of being pivoted is provided at the distal working channel end portion. The Albarran lever can be attached at and removed from the endoscope head body.

Endoscope head, endoscope and Albarran lever holding member

A simulator apparatus with at least two degrees of freedom of movement for an instrument that has an elongated shaft, having a holding device for the instrument, the holding device being designed such that the instrument has at least a first degree of freedom of a swiveling movement about a first swivel axis and at least a second degree of freedom of swiveling movement about a second swivel axis, running perpendicular to the first swivel axis. The holding device has a cardanic suspension that has a spherical element which is suspended such that it can rotate about the first swivel axis and about the second swivel axis, and in which the shaft is partly held.

Simulator apparatus with at least two degrees of freedom of movement for an instrument

A simulator apparatus with at least two degrees of freedom of movement for an instrument which has an elongated shaft, has a holding device for the instrument, the holding device being designed such that the instrument has at least a first degree of freedom of rotary movement about the longitudinal axis of the shaft and at least a second degree of freedom of translatory movement in the direction of the shaft. The holding device has a gear arrangement for the first and second degrees of freedom, which has a first bevel gear, which is connected to the shaft and corotates with the latter about the longitudinal axis thereof, and has a second and a third bevel gear which are arranged on either side of the first bevel gear and are in rolling engagement therewith.

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Friedberg-Bachern, Germany

Stefan Kolberg