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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2001
Filed:
Aug. 09, 1999
Horst Dittrich, Immendingen, DE;
Uwe Bacher, Tuttlingen, DE;
Karl Storz GmbH & Co. KG, , DE;
Abstract
A coupling serves for leakproof connection of two shaft-like medical instruments (,) along their shaft axis (,), in particular for connection of an arthroscope shaft to an optical system. A coupling element (,) is provided, arranged on a first instrument (,) and having a contact surface (,), against whose contact surface (,) a contact surface (,) of a coupling element (,) of the second instrument (,) can be applied. Also provided is an interlock system for releasable interlocking of the two coupling elements (,), the contact surfaces (,) resting against one another in leakproof fashion. For easier handling, it is proposed that the interlock system have a slider (,) which is displaceable transversely to the coupling axis (,), is arranged in transversely displaceable fashion on one of the two coupling elements (,), and in a first slide position allows the two coupling elements (,) to be applied against one another and in a second locking slide position mechanically interlocks the two coupling elements (,). A component (,) having the contact surface (,) of at least one coupling element (,) is displaceable in the direction of the coupling axis (,).