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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2023
Karl Storz SE & Co. KG, Tuttlingen, DE;
Bernhard Glöggler, Singapore, SG;
Uwe Martin, Spaichingen, DE;
Thomas Hinding, Aldingen, DE;
Deborah Rüger, Feuchtwangen, DE;
KARL STORZ SE & Co. KG, Tuttlingen, DE;
Abstract
The invention concerns a filter switching device for an endoscopic camera head with at least three optical filters comprising an outer surface, with an optical path and a rotating element, wherein, by means of the rotating element, each optical filter is movable into and out of the optical path, wherein the filter switching device comprises a groove with a non-circular trajectory, so that the at least three optical filters are moveable by means of the non-circular trajectory of the groove and the rotating element. Furthermore, the invention concerns a camera head and a retrofit kit for retrofitting a camera head and/or an endoscope.