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Endoscope

US11369257B2 · kind B2 · utility

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17Claims

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Assignee

Henke-Sass, Wolf GmbH · DE

Inventors

Andreas Mattes · Bohmte, DE
Sabine Pauli · Tuttlingen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 30, 2019
Grant date	Jun 28, 2022
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 16, 2040

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG02B23/2484
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An endoscope having an endoscope shaft and a main body, which is connected to the endoscope shaft and on which a first dial that has a first contact surface is mounted in a rotatable manner, is provided. The main body has a second contact surface against which the first contact surface bears. The contact surfaces move against one another when the first dial is rotated. A first setting unit is provided, using which a pressure force with which the first contact surface is pressed against the second contact surface is settable in order to set a minimum torque that is necessary in order to rotate the first dial.

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