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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2008
Applicants:
Klaus M. Irion, Emmingen-Liptingen, DE;
Thomas Ruegg, Vancouver, CA;
Inventors:
Klaus M. Irion, Emmingen-Liptingen, DE;
Thomas Ruegg, Vancouver, CA;
Assignee:
KARL STORZ GMBH & CO. KG, , DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/04 (2006.01); A61M 25/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/005 (2006.01); A61B 1/01 (2006.01); A61B 1/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/0056 (2013.01); A61B 1/00071 (2013.01); A61B 1/00105 (2013.01); A61B 1/00147 (2013.01); A61B 1/00183 (2013.01); A61B 1/01 (2013.01); A61B 1/121 (2013.01);
Abstract
An endoscope has a shaft housing a lighting and an image transmission system and said endoscope being designed to be autoclavable. The shaft has a distal end portion which is made deflectable. An outer part is provided which is attached to said shaft. The outer part has a deflector mechanism for deflecting said deflectable distal end portion of said shaft and said outer part can be attached to said shaft by being releasably mounted laterally onto said shaft.