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Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2023

Filed:

Aug. 04, 2020
Applicant:

Karl Storz SE & Co. KG, Tuttlingen, DE;

Inventors:

Sven Grüner, Tuttlingen, DE;

Jochen Stefan, Tuttlingen, DE;

Assignee:

KARL STORZ SE & CO. KG, Tuttlingen, DE;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 34/30 (2016.01); A61B 34/37 (2016.01); A61B 17/29 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/00234 (2013.01); A61B 34/30 (2016.02); A61B 34/37 (2016.02); A61B 2017/00314 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00526 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2905 (2013.01); A61B 2034/301 (2016.02);
Abstract

The present application provides an endoscopic device having at least one shaft, which has at least one portion deflectable in at least one plane, and having at least one deflection mechanism, which is configured to deflect the deflectable portion and includes, arranged in series, at least one first connection member and at least one second connection member interacting for a deflection with the first connection member. The first connection member is formed at least partially from a first material, and the second connection member is formed at least partially from a second material, of which the elasticity differs from that of the first material.


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