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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2026
Filed:
May. 30, 2024
Karl Storz SE & Co. KG, Tuttlingen, DE;
Sven Grüner, Tuttlingen, DE;
Jochen Stefan, Tuttlingen, DE;
Karl Storz SE & Co. KG, Tuttlingen, DE;
Abstract
The present application provides an endoscopic device having at least one shaft, which has at least one portion deflectable in at least one plane, and having at least one deflection mechanism, which is configured to deflect the deflectable portion of the shaft and includes, arranged in series, at least one first connection member and at least one second connection member interacting for a deflection with the first connection member, and includes at least one flexurally slack control train, which is configured to adjust a deflection of the deflectable portion. At least the second connection member includes at least one connection member main body, which includes a passageway for guiding the control train, and at least one radial opening which is connected to the passageway and via which the control train is insertable into the passageway.