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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 01, 2011
Applicants:
Martin Blocher, Tuttlingen, DE;
Sebastian Wagner, Bretten, DE;
Inventors:
Martin Blocher, Tuttlingen, DE;
Sebastian Wagner, Bretten, DE;
Assignee:
Karl Storz SE & Co. KG, Tuttlingen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/06 (2006.01); A61B 17/29 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/06109 (2013.01); A61B 17/29 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00738 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00805 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2901 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2904 (2013.01);
Abstract
A shaft for a medical instrument for a minimally invasive procedure includes a proximal end that is mechanically connectable or connected with an operational device and a distal end that is connectable or connected with a tool, whereby the shaft comprises a bent portion and whereby no plane exists from which the center points of all cross-sections of the shaft are at a lesser distance than one-third of a diameter of the shaft.