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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 21, 2022
Karl Storz SE & Co. KG, Tuttlingen, DE;
KARL STORZ SE & Co. KG, Tuttlingen, DE;
Abstract
An exemplary embodiment relates to a bearing assembly () for a swash plate () in a steering gear component (), wherein the swash plate () is arranged such that it can rotate about an axis of rotation () in a radial bearing which is located in a receiving opening () of the steering gear component (). The radial bearing is a sliding bearing () and the bearing assembly () has at least one axial securing device () which is arranged axially adjacent to a first side of the swash plate () and engages with the steering gear component (). Furthermore, a surgical instrument () is disclosed that has this bearing assembly () of a swash plate () in a steering gear component ().