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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2023
Filed:
Feb. 15, 2022
Applicant:
Karl Storz SE & Co. KG, Tuttlingen, DE;
Inventors:
Daniel Kärcher, Radolfzell, DE;
Claus Kramer, Tuttlingen, DE;
Assignee:
KARL STORZ SE & CO. KG, Tuttlingen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/00 (2006.01); G02B 23/24 (2006.01); A61M 25/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/00073 (2013.01); A61B 1/0011 (2013.01); A61B 1/00066 (2013.01); G02B 23/2476 (2013.01); A61M 25/0014 (2013.01);
Abstract
An endoscope includes an endoscope shaft (), which has a cylindrical shaft tube (), and an endoscope head (), which is arranged at a proximal end of the endoscope shaft (). A distal end region () of the endoscope head (), has a cylindrical interior () with a peripheral groove (). The shaft tube () is inserted into the cylindrical interior () and folded into the peripheral groove (). The groove () is not rotationally symmetrical. An endoscope head and a method for producing an endoscope are also provided.