Endoscope and method for centring an eyepiece in a main unit of an endoscope

US10905316B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Henke-Sass, Wolf GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Markus Waizenegger · Geisingen, DE
• Daniel Seeh · Immendingen, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 21, 2017
• Grant date: Feb 2, 2021
• Expiry date: Dec 19, 2038

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G02B23/2453
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

An endoscope includes a main unit, which includes a centring bush with an inner surface which defines an axis of rotation; a first eccentric bush, which is mounted rotatable about the axis of rotation in the centring bush and comprises a first centring inner surface which defines a first rotation axis, wherein the first rotation axis is offset parallel to the axis of rotation by a first offset; a second eccentric bush which is mounted rotatable about the first rotation axis in the first eccentric bush and comprises a second centring inner surface which defines a second rotation axis, wherein the second rotation axis is offset parallel to the first rotation axis by a second offset; and an eyepiece, which is connected to the second eccentric bush and has an optical axis which is parallel to the second rotation axis.