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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 22, 2023
Karl Storz SE & Co. KG, Tuttlingen, DE;
Carolin Diemer, Tuttlingen, DE;
Magnus Dressnandt, Tuttlingen, DE;
Jonas Forster, Tuttlingen, DE;
Patricia Gallace, Tuttlingen, DE;
Andreas Heni, Tuttlingen, DE;
KARL STORZ SE & Co. KG, Tuttlingen, DE;
Abstract
The disclosure relates to an adjustment device for adjusting optical components of an optical instrument, having at least one adjustment screw via which the optical component arranged on a carrier is able to be fixed in an exact position relative to another component of the optical instrument. The adjustment screw includes an outer thread, and has a spring elasticity in a radial direction such that the adjustment screw is able to be fixed by being clamped with its outer thread in an inner thread of the carrier or of the other component wherein a screw tip is on the other component or the carrier. The disclosure further relates to a device arrangement for adjusting optical components of an optical instrument, having an adjustment device with at least one adjustment screw.