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Endoscope with variable direction of view

US7553277B2 · kind B2 · utility

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25Claims

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Assignee

Karl Storz GmbH & Co. KG · DE

Inventors

Siegfried Hoefig · Bad Hersfeld, DE
Fang Lei · Durchhausen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 30, 2006
Grant date	Jun 30, 2009
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 4, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04N23/555
WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An endoscope, comprising an elongated rigid shaft and an optical imaging system arranged at a distal end of the shaft for receiving light from an observation area, wherein the optical imaging system is pivotable with respect to the shaft about a first pivot axis which runs about transversely to a longitudinal axis of the shaft. The optical imaging system is pivotable with respect to the shaft about at least a second pivot axis, which is spaced from the first pivot axis and runs about transversely to the longitudinal axis of the shaft, and an overall pivot range of the optical imaging system about the first and at least second pivot axis is at least 150° from the longitudinal axis of the shaft.

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