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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2020
Filed:
May. 26, 2017
Karl Storz SE & Co. KG, Tuttlingen, DE;
Armin Eggli, Uhwiesen, CH;
Cyrill Künzle, Winterthur, CH;
Dieter Hüls, Stockach, DE;
Ulrich Merz, Tuttlingen, DE;
Karl Storz SE & Co. KG, Tuttlingen, DE;
Abstract
An intubation instrument includes a proximal end and a distal end, a handle positioned at the proximal end, a control interface disposed on or proximate to the handle, the control interface being configured to receive user input and to control a function of the instrument based on said user input, the control interface having a light source disposed within the control interface to illuminate at least a portion of the control interface, the light source alternately emitting light in different colors, each color indicating a different state of the function of the instrument. The instrument includes an imaging system for generating image data, and a monitor for displaying the image data and a graphical interface. A section of the graphical interface includes information about the state of the instrument and is displayed in a color corresponding to the color of light emitted by the light source of the control interface.