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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Patent No.:

US 11672405 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2023

Filed:

Jun. 19, 2020

Video endoscope and handle, including driven rotation limitation, for video endoscope

Applicant:

Karl Storz SE & CO KG, Tuttlingen, DE;

Inventors:

Pascal Heni, Tuttlingen, DE;

Markus Kupferschmid, Tuttlingen, DE;

Jonas Forster, Tuttlingen, DE;

Assignee:

KARL STORZ SE & Co KG, Tuttlingen, DE;

Attorney:

David N. Villalpando

Primary Examiner:

John P Leubecker

Assistant Examiner:

Minqiao Huang

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/00 (2006.01); G02B 23/24 (2006.01); H04N 23/50 (2023.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01); A61B 1/05 (2006.01); A61B 1/06 (2006.01); H01R 39/64 (2006.01); H04N 23/54 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/00066 (2013.01); A61B 1/00009 (2013.01); A61B 1/00018 (2013.01); A61B 1/00027 (2013.01); A61B 1/00124 (2013.01); A61B 1/05 (2013.01); A61B 1/053 (2013.01); A61B 1/0661 (2013.01); A61B 1/0669 (2013.01); A61B 1/0684 (2013.01); A61B 90/03 (2016.02); G02B 23/2484 (2013.01); H01R 39/643 (2013.01); H04N 23/54 (2023.01); A61B 2090/035 (2016.02); H01R 2201/12 (2013.01); H04N 23/555 (2023.01);
Abstract

The invention concerns a handle for a video endoscope including a housing and an interface portion rotatably supported relative to the housing where the interface portion includes a first connector element at its distal end section that is connectable to a second connector element of an associated elongate shaft of the video endoscope. Thereby a detachable, rotatable electrical and/or mechanical connection between the handle and the associated shaft is achieved. The coupling includes an electrical connection assembly arranged at an exterior of the interface portion forming an electrical connection to a stationary electric component of the handle. The handle includes a mechanical rotation stop for a rotation of the interface portion relative to the housing such that a rotation range is limited and damage to the electrical connection assembly is prevented.

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