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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2018
Applicant:
Aesculap Ag, Tuttlingen, DE;
Inventor:
Martin Machill, Rietheim-Weilheim, DE;
Assignee:
Aesculap AG, Tuttlingen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 29/04 (2006.01); A61B 17/14 (2006.01); B27B 19/00 (2006.01); F16C 33/40 (2006.01); A61B 17/16 (2006.01); B23D 51/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/144 (2016.11); A61B 17/162 (2013.01); B23D 51/02 (2013.01); B27B 19/006 (2013.01); F16C 29/04 (2013.01); F16C 33/40 (2013.01); A61B 17/1624 (2013.01); F16C 2316/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention relates to a medical device with a machine element mounted so as to be linearly movable and at least one linear guide, comprising at least one ball bearing and defining a longitudinal axis, for guiding a linear movement of the machine element parallel to the longitudinal axis, said at least one ball bearing comprising a plurality of balls which are movably held in corresponding ball holders and which guide the machine element, wherein the plurality of ball holders are constructed in the form of elongated holes.