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Medical instrument

US8876805B2 · kind B2 · utility

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6References

15Claims

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Assignee

Karl Storz GmbH & Co. KG · DE

Inventors

Daniel Kaercher · Tuttlingen, DE
Jochen Stefan · Tuttlingen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 4, 2013
Grant date	Nov 4, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 4, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B2017/292
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A transmission adapter for a medical instrument having a shaft, a transmission element that can move within the shaft and an operating device with a first part, which can be mechanically rigidly coupled with a proximal end of the shaft, and a second part, which can move with respect to the first part, includes a first coupling for releasable mechanical coupling with the second part of the operating device and a second coupling for releasable mechanical coupling with a proximal end of the transmission element.

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