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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2021
Karl Storz SE & Co. KG, Tuttlingen, DE;
Martin Blocher, Tuttlingen, DE;
Sven Axel Grüner, Tuttlingen, DE;
Judith Holzer, Tuttlingen, DE;
Daniel Kärcher, Tuttlingen, DE;
Dominik Längle, Tuttlingen, DE;
Robin Merz, Tuttlingen, DE;
Janosz Schneider, Tuttlingen, DE;
Sven Schneider, Tuttlingen, DE;
Jochen Stefan, Tuttlingen, DE;
Tobias Unger, Tuttlingen, DE;
KARL STORZ SE & Co. KG, Tuttlingen, DE;
Abstract
An electrically insulated shaft () of a microinvasive instrument or for a microinvasive instrument includes an electrically conductive shaft component () with an outer surface () and an insulation tube () formed of an electrically insulating material, which encloses the shaft component () and covers the outer surface () of the shaft component (). The insulation tube () is melted or welded onto the outer surface () of the shaft component ().