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Adjustable holding apparatus for an endoscope

US8870141B2 · kind B2 · utility

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11Claims

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Assignee

Karl Storz GmbH & Co. KG · DE

Inventors

Omid Abri · Berlin, DE
Josef Reinauer · Sigmaringen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 1, 2012
Grant date	Oct 28, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 20, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T403/32336
WIPO fieldMechanical elements
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An adjustable holding apparatus for an endoscope or other medical device having a proximal end and a distal end, the adjustable holding apparatus having a device for holding an endoscope or other medical device that includes a number of arm segments between the proximal end and the distal end, a number of lockable joints that each connect two of the number of arm segments with one another in jointed fashion, and a compensation device for at least partial compensation of the weight impact of the holding apparatus in a pivoting or sliding of at least one arm segment in the vertical direction.

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