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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2013
Applicant:
Karl Storz SE & Co. KG, Tuttlingen, DE;
Inventor:
Jan Dahmen, Tuttlingen, DE;
Assignee:
Karl Storz SE & Co. KG, Tuttlingen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 27/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/00 (2006.01); G02B 23/24 (2006.01); G02B 7/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 27/0006 (2013.01); A61B 1/0011 (2013.01); A61B 1/00096 (2013.01); A61B 1/00137 (2013.01); A61B 1/00195 (2013.01); G02B 23/2476 (2013.01); G02B 23/2492 (2013.01); G02B 7/026 (2013.01); G02B 23/2423 (2013.01); G02B 23/2453 (2013.01);
Abstract
An optical instrument, in particular an endoscope, with a hollow instrument housing for receiving optical elements, wherein the distal end and/or proximal end is closed in a fluid-tight manner via an end window. In order to create an optical instrument which, while being easy to assemble, ensures a reliable fluid-tight seal of the instrument housing even during autoclaving, it is proposed according to the invention that the end windows are each sealed off in a fluid-tight manner with respect to the instrument housing via at least one spring-loaded sealing element.