Patent · US Expired

Endoscope

US6500115B2 · kind B2 · utility

210Cited by

8References

22Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Storz Endoskop GmbH · CH

Inventors

Beat Krattiger · Beringen, CH
Harald Haan · Schaffhausen, CH
Manfred Kuster · Widnau, CH
Pavel Novak · Munich, DE
Jörg Reling · Weilheim, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 28, 2001
Grant date	Dec 31, 2002
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 12, 2021

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B1/0052
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An endoscope is provided having a shaft and a handle extending to the side of the shaft at the proximal end. A mechanism is provided for pivoting the view direction in an observation area and has at least one operating element being engaged with the mechanism for actuating the mechanism. The at least one operating element is positioned on the handle, such that the mechanism is actuatable with at least one finger or thumb of the same hand holding the handle.

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