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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2002
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Beat Krattiger, Beringen, CH;
Harald Haan, Schaffhausen, CH;
Manfred Kuster, Schaffhausen, CH;
Pavel Novak, Schaffhausen, CH;
Jörg Reling, Weilheim, DE;
Assignee:
Storz Endoskop GmbH, , CH;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/005 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/005 ;
Abstract
An endoscope is provided having a shaft and a handle extending to the side of the shaft at the proximal end. A mechanism is provided for pivoting the view direction in an observation area and has at least one operating element being engaged with the mechanism for actuating the mechanism. The at least one operating element is positioned on the handle, such that the mechanism is actuatable with at least one finger or thumb of the same hand holding the handle.