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Method of manufacturing a surgical instrument with increased reliability

US10751074B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Erbe Elektromedizin GmbH · DE

Inventors

Thomas Baur · Rottenburg am Neckar, DE
Juergen Hiller · Seligenstadt, DE
Viktoria Rydzewski · Leverkusen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 7, 2017
Grant date	Aug 25, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 15, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B2017/2948
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A surgical instrument having a long shaft comprises, in the shaft, a sealing element produced by primary shaping at the installation location. The sealing element is produced such that any actuating mechanisms are installed and held in place in the shaft and then a curable plastic material is injected into the shaft such that the material encloses the actuating element along a length that is greater than the inside diameter and smaller than its length.

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