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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 19, 2009
Andreas Efinger, Rietheim, DE;
Hans-peter Eisele, Tuttlingen, DE;
Andreas Efinger, Rietheim, DE;
Hans-Peter Eisele, Tuttlingen, DE;
Karl Storz GmbH & Co. KG, , DE;
Abstract
An endoscope having a hollow shaft for inserting an image guide, so that the distal end of the shaft is configured at an angle to the longitudinal axis of the shaft and the shaft is closed at the distal end by means of an end piece provided with a pass-through borehole for the image guide. To create an endoscope with an image transmission system of sufficient image size and image quality that can be autoclaved for cleaning purposes, it is proposed with the invention that the image guide should be positioned in the shaft in such a way that the bending radius of the image guide in the area of the bending of the shaft is greater than the bending radius of the shaft in the area of the bending.