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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 16, 2009
Applicant:
Frank Wehrheim, Bretten, DE;
Inventor:
Frank Wehrheim, Bretten, DE;
Assignee:
Richard Wolf GmbH, Knittlingen, DE;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An endoscopic instrument includes a shank which is bendable in at least one section and an endoscope head forming the distal end of the shank and in which the distal-side interfaces of the instrument are arranged. The endoscope head is bendable and is designed as one piece from an electroactive polymer. Electrodes are arranged in the endoscope head in the polymer, which may be subjected to electrical voltage.