Medical instrument

US8337510B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Novineon Healthcare Technology Partners GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Fabian Rieber · Stuttgart, DE
• Chi-Nghia Ho · Reutlingen, DE
• Sebastian Schostek · Lörrach, DE
• Marc O. Schurr · Lörrach, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 30, 2007
• Grant date: Dec 25, 2012
• Expiry date: Jun 11, 2029

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61B2017/00287
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

The invention is directed to an endoscopic retrieval instrument for receiving and retrieving one or more objects from the human body, the instrument comprising an insertion instrument, a retrieval container, and a coupling mechanism configured to selectively disconnect the retrieval container from the insertion instrument.