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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2015
Filed:
May. 10, 2013
Applicant:
Karl Storz Gmbh & Co. KG, Tuttlingen, DE;
Inventors:
Peter Eisenkolb, Tuttlingen, DE;
Stefan Heseler, Tuttlingen, DE;
Assignee:
Karl Storz GmbH & Co. KG, , DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/06 (2006.01); G02B 23/24 (2006.01); A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/07 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 23/2461 (2013.01); A61B 1/00096 (2013.01); A61B 1/00181 (2013.01); A61B 1/07 (2013.01); G02B 23/2423 (2013.01); G02B 23/2469 (2013.01);
Abstract
An endoscope having a viewing direction which can be pivoted relative to the endoscope includes an illumination beam path for transmitting illumination light and a plurality of reflective surfaces for reflecting illumination light, the reflective surfaces being arranged at least partially next to one another in the illumination beam path relative to the intended light propagation direction of illumination light in the illumination beam path.