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Endoscope with an electric heating system

US8251895B2 · kind B2 · utility

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9Claims

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Assignee

Henke-Sass, Wolf GmbH · DE

Inventors

Daniel Seeh · Immendingen, DE
Armin Pfaff · Bernstorf, DE
Norbert Haeckl · Meßkirch, DE
Thomas Weller · Tuttlingen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 16, 2010
Grant date	Aug 28, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 26, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B1/002
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An endoscope is provided, comprising a first tube whose distal end is sealed with a cover glass disposed in a mount and an electric heating system for heating the cover glass, with the heating system comprising two electric connections which can be connected with a power source, and an electrically conductive coating which is applied to the inside of the cover glass and comprises two mutually spaced contact sections, of which one each is electrically connected with one of the connections, and with the mount being electrically conductive and a first of the two contact sections being electrically connected via the mount with the associated connection.

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