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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2019
Filed:
May. 22, 2013
Applicant:
Karl Storz SE & Co. KG, Tuttlingen, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Karl Storz SE & Co. KG, Tuttlingen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/29 (2006.01); A61B 90/50 (2016.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 90/50 (2016.02); A61B 17/29 (2013.01); A61B 17/2909 (2013.01); A61N 5/00 (2013.01); A61B 2017/003 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0046 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2905 (2013.01);
Abstract
A shaft for a medical instrument includes a controlled curvable portion or a hinge, an uncontrolled flexible portion, and a shaft coupling device for the releasable mechanical connection of the shaft to a maneuvering device.