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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 04, 2011
Applicants:
Fang Lei, Durchhausen, DE;
Ulrich Weiger, Rangendingen, DE;
Inventors:
Fang Lei, Durchhausen, DE;
Ulrich Weiger, Rangendingen, DE;
Assignee:
Karl Storz GmbH & Co. KG, Tuttlingen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/06 (2006.01); A61B 1/07 (2006.01); G02B 23/24 (2006.01); G02B 6/35 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/00126 (2013.01); A61B 1/0019 (2013.01); A61B 1/00163 (2013.01); A61B 1/00181 (2013.01); A61B 1/0669 (2013.01); A61B 1/07 (2013.01); G02B 23/2407 (2013.01); G02B 6/3524 (2013.01); G02B 6/3528 (2013.01);
Abstract
An endoscope with adjustable viewing angle includes one of a number of light outlet devices on the distal end of the endoscope, such that the light outlet devices are configured and positioned to conduct illuminating light emerging from different light outlet devices into at least partly different solid angles, several lightwave conductors to conduct illuminating light to the light outlet devices and a light splitting device for controllably switching illuminating light into one or more of the number of lightwave conductors.