Patent · US Expired

Endoscopic surgical device

US6033404A · kind A · utility

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5References

3Claims

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Assignee

OLYMPUS WINTER & IBE GMBH · DE

Inventors

Andreas Melzer · Bad Hersfeld, DE
Bernd Noesel · Berlin, DE
Klaus Sczesny · Schwarzenbek, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 9, 1998
Grant date	Mar 7, 2000
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 9, 2018

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61M1/85
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An endoscopic surgical device has a tubular shaft and an instrument carrier inside and moveable relative to the tubular shaft. A switch mechanism with which the device may be selectively switched into different operational states is coupled to movement of the instrument carrier.

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