Patent · US Expired

Operating rod for a medical instrument, in particular for an endoscopic instrument

US5919205A · kind A · utility

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11Claims

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Assignee

RICHARD WOLF GMBH · DE

Inventors

Rudolf Heimberger · Oberderdingen, DE
Uwe Schaumann · Oberderdingen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 9, 1997
Grant date	Jul 6, 1999
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 9, 2017

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B2090/032
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The operating rod is provided for a medical instrument, in particular for an endoscopic instrument and consists of at least two rod parts transmitting tension and/or compression forces and which at their ends facing one another, are connected to one another with a positive fit at least in the direction of their longitudinal axis. In order to achieve a high force transmission with a slimline construction, the face ends facing one another, of the rod parts are arranged essentially in a plane lying obliquely to the longitudinal axis of the rod and are provided with toothed profiles engaging into one another with a positive fit.

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