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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 15, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 18, 2008
Applicants:
Eberhard Körner, Knittlingen, DE;
Franc Schmid, Neulingen, DE;
Stephan Prestel, Rheinstetten-Mörsch, DE;
Inventors:
Eberhard Körner, Knittlingen, DE;
Franc Schmid, Neulingen, DE;
Stephan Prestel, Rheinstetten-Mörsch, DE;
Assignee:
Richard Wolf GmbH, Knittlingen, DE;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/16 (2006.01); A61B 17/32 (2006.01); A61B 17/29 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/32002 (2013.01); A61B 17/1624 (2013.01); A61B 17/1633 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2927 (2013.01); A61B 2017/320032 (2013.01);
Abstract
An endoscopic instrument includes a rigid hollow shank () and a tool () at the distal instrument end. The tool () is driven in rotation via a drive shaft (), which is guided within the hollow shank (). At the distal end of the hollow shank (), the tool () projects out of the hollow shank (), where it may be angled with respect to the distal end of the hollow shank ().