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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2022
Karl Storz SE & Co. KG, Tuttlingen, DE;
Dominik Längle, Mülheim, DE;
Janosz Schneider, Donaueschingen, DE;
Sven Axel Grüner, Trossingen, DE;
Jochen Stefan, Wald, DE;
KARL STORZ SE & Co. KG, Tuttlingen, DE;
Abstract
An elongated shaft for a medical instrument includes an end section that is angled relative to a longitudinal central axis of the shaft by means of a joint mechanism, and a tool is arranged on the end section which can be angled. Multiple guiding elements are guided through the interior of the shaft in the longitudinal direction and connects a drive to the joint mechanism. The shaft has an outer tube or an inner tube and an elongated profiled guide between the outer tube for guiding the guiding elements. The profiled guide includes a first contact point for contacting the outer tube or the inner tube such that a guide channel or multiple guide channels is/are formed in the longitudinal direction between the outer tube and the profiled guide or between the profiled guide and the inner tube for guiding a guiding element or multiple guiding elements.
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