Karl Storz Se Co. & Kg

Thorsten Ahrens

Jochen Stefan

Janosz Schneider

Dominik Längle

Sven Axel Grüner

Sebastian Wagner

Robin Merz

Kay Behrendt

Thorsten Karge

Chunman Fan

Yaokun Zhang

Johannes Fallert

Sven Gruener

Chuman Fan

Bennedikt Koehler

One exemplary embodiment relates to an input unit () for operating a medical instrument () with a hollow shaft () extending along a longitudinal axis (L) for receiving guide wires (), with a tool () arranged on the distal side of the shaft (), extending along an extension axis (E) and a control unit () arranged proximally on the shaft () for handling the tool () by means of the guide wires (), comprising first input means () for continuous, pivoting and rotation-true, preferably uninterrupted and/or absolute, conversion of an ergonomically limited user input, in particular a natural user movement of movable first operating means, into an adjustment movement of the tool () in a first handling mode, in order to pivot the tool () by means of the control unit () relative to the longitudinal axis (L) in a limited way and/or to rotate about the extension axis (E) in a limited way.

Input unit for a medical instrument and medical system with an input unit

An exemplary embodiment relates to an input unit () for operating a medical instrument () with a hollow shaft () extending along a longitudinal axis (L) for receiving guide wires (), with a tool () arranged on the distal side of the shaft (), extending along an extension axis (E) and a control unit () arranged proximally on the shaft () for handling the tool () by means of the guide wires (), comprising first input means () for continuous, pivoting and rotation-true, preferably uninterrupted and/or absolute, conversion of an ergonomically limited user input, in particular a natural user movement of movable first operating means, into an adjustment movement of the tool () in a first handling mode, in order to pivot the tool () by means of the control unit () relative to the longitudinal axis (L) in a limited way and/or to rotate about the extension axis (E) in a limited way.

One embodiment relates to a medical instrument () with a hollow shaft (), an actuating unit () arranged at the proximal end () of the shaft () and an instrument tip () with an instrument () arranged at the distal end () of the shaft (), wherein the instrument () can be actuated via an actuating element () which is mounted in the shaft () in an axially displaceable manner, and wherein the actuating element () is operatively connected to the actuating unit () on the proximal side, and wherein the instrument tip () can be pivoted relative to the longitudinal axis () of the shaft () via a joint mechanism (). According to one embodiment, the instrument tip () can be rotated endlessly, wherein a fixing device is provided on the instrument tip () with which the loose end () of a sewing material () can be fixed on the instrument tip ().

Medical instrument

Instrument holding device for surgery

A system for holding an image display apparatus () for displaying an image captured by means of an image capturing apparatus () comprises a movable holding apparatus () for an alterable hold of the image display apparatus (), a controllable drive device () for moving the holding apparatus (), comprising a control signal input () for receiving a control signal, and a controller () comprising a signal input () for receiving a signal that represents an orientation or a change in the orientation of the viewing direction () of the image capturing apparatus () in space or that facilitates a determination of the orientation or the change in the orientation of the viewing direction () of the image capturing apparatus (), and comprising a control signal output (), couplable to the control signal input () of the controllable drive device (), for providing a control signal for controlling the controllable drive device (). The controller () is embodied and provided to control the controllable drive device () in such a way that, within a predetermined range of possible orientations of the viewing direction () of the image capturing apparatus () in space, the orientation of the image display apparatus () in space is a predetermined function of the orientation of the viewing direction () of the image capturing apparatus () in space.

System and method for holding an image display apparatus

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Tuttlingen, Germany

Thorsten Ahrens