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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 20, 2014
Applicant:
Karl Storz SE & Co. KG, Tuttlingen, DE;
Inventors:
Sven Schneider, Tuttlingen, DE;
Tobias Unger, Tuttlingen, DE;
Assignee:
Karl Storz SE & Co. KG, Tuttlingen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/18 (2006.01); A61B 17/29 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/3201 (2006.01); A61B 18/14 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/29 (2013.01); A61B 17/00 (2013.01); A61B 17/3201 (2013.01); A61B 18/1445 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00473 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00477 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2901 (2013.01); A61B 2017/292 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2902 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2931 (2013.01); A61B 2018/146 (2013.01); A61B 2090/0813 (2016.02);
Abstract
A shaft for a rigid endoscopic instrument includes an elongate outer shaft and an elongate transmission element that can be arranged movably inside the outer shaft, wherein the outer shaft includes a proximal portion and a distal portion, which can be connected releasably to each other. The invention also relates to a rigid endoscopic instrument having such a shaft.