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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 06, 2005
Applicants:
Helmut Lehmann, Kraichtal, DE;
Markus Lienhart, Ottersweier, DE;
Inventors:
Helmut Lehmann, Kraichtal, DE;
Markus Lienhart, Ottersweier, DE;
Assignee:
Richard Wolf GmbH, Knittlingen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/00 (2006.01); G02B 7/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention relates to a medical instrument consisting of at least two instrument parts, which is provided with a coupling for releasably connecting the two instrument parts, wherein the coupling having a locking element which may be moved between a released and a locked position, as well as at least one magnet element which produces a magnetic restoring force which retains the locking element in the locked position.