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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2022
Karl Storz SE & Co. KG, Tuttlingen, DE;
Janosz Schneider, Donaueschingen, DE;
Daniel Kärcher, Tuttlingen, DE;
Robin Merz, Tuttlingen, DE;
Sven Schneider, Tuttlingen, DE;
Tobias Unger, Tuttlingen, DE;
Dominik Längle, Mühlheim-Stetten, DE;
Judith Pönisch, Tuttlingen, DE;
KARL STORZ SE & CO. KG, Tuttlingen, DE;
Abstract
A medical instrument () includes a hollow rod (), at the distal end () of which a tool carrier () can be secured by a first fastening mechanism (), and the proximal end () of which can be secured to an operating unit () by a second fastening mechanism (). In order to create a medical instrument () of which the fastening mechanism () for the detachable rod connections is easy to handle during manufacture and assembly while ensuring a secure hold, it is proposed that at least the first fastening mechanism () for connecting the tool carrier () to the distal end () of the rod () is configured as a mechanical latching connection having at least one resilient element.