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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 07, 2019
Applicant:
Richard Wolf Gmbh, Knittlingen, DE;
Inventor:
Rudolf Heimberger, Oberderdingen, DE;
Assignee:
RICHARD WOLF GMBH, Knittlingen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/221 (2006.01); A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/005 (2006.01); A61B 1/015 (2006.01); A61B 1/018 (2006.01); A61B 1/07 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/221 (2013.01); A61B 1/00066 (2013.01); A61B 1/00078 (2013.01); A61B 1/00103 (2013.01); A61B 1/00114 (2013.01); A61B 1/00117 (2013.01); A61B 1/00119 (2013.01); A61B 1/0052 (2013.01); A61B 1/0055 (2013.01); A61B 1/015 (2013.01); A61B 1/018 (2013.01); A61B 1/07 (2013.01); A61B 17/00234 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0023 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00238 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00296 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0046 (2013.01); A61B 2017/22078 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2212 (2013.01);
Abstract
An endoscopic instrument () for inserting into a body of a patient includes a tubular shank () and at least two electrical, mechanical and/or optical leads () which run through the shank (). A fluid channel () is formed in the shank (). The instrument includes a sealing device () which forms a proximal end of the fluid channel and comprises feed-throughs () for the leads ().