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Endoscope and imaging device for an endoscope

US11406249B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignees

KARL STORZ SE & Co. KG · DE
UNIVERSITAT STUTTGART · DE

Inventors

Harald Gießen · Marnheim, DE
Alois Herkommer · Aalen, DE
Simon Thiele · Stuttgart, DE
Klaus Irion · Liptingen, DE
Werner Göbel · Schweinfurt, DE
Benjamin Häsler · Tuttlingen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	May 1, 2019
Grant date	Aug 9, 2022
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 23, 2040

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG02B23/2469
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An endoscope includes a shaft having a distal end, an optical imaging device at the distal end of the shaft for producing a real image of an object observed by means of the endoscope and at least one of an image transfer device for transmitting the real image and an image sensor for capturing the real image. The imaging device has curved light-refracting interfaces, which are tilted in relation to one another.

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