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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 10, 2009
Chi-nghia Ho, Stuttgart, DE;
Gunnar Anhoeck, Reutlingen, DE;
Marc O. Schurr, Tuebingen, DE;
Ovesco Endoscopy AG, , DE;
Abstract
The present application relates to a medical gripping device () with a flexible shaft () with a front end () and a rear end () and a web () comprising at least one web element, wherein the web () is attached to the front end () of the shaft (). The medical gripping device additionally has at least two branches () which are hinged on the web (), and at least two at least partly flexible control mechanisms () which are at least partly arranged in the shaft (), wherein each individual branch () can be moved individually with respect to the web () by means of its individual control mechanism (). Furthermore, the medical gripping device has a grip () at the rear end () of the flexible shaft (), by mans of which grip the medical gripping device () can be held and actuated.