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Arthroscope rotation mechanisms and methods of endoscopic rotation

US9146576B2 · kind B2 · utility

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17References

5Claims

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Assignee

ARTHREX, INC. · US

Inventors

Reinhold Schmieding · Naples, US
Craig Speier · Midland School, US
Martin A. Frith · Isla Vista, US
Sabine Pauli · Tuttlingen, DE
Daniel Seeh · Immendingen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 28, 2013
Grant date	Sep 29, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 1, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T74/20474
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A rotation mechanism (rotating device) that can be easily accessed by the surgeon's finger to rotate an endoscope or similar instrument. The rotation mechanism is a device/component with a “starfish” configuration, which can be attached to the endoscope/arthroscope just distal to the eyepiece (or to an alternate attachment to a camera). The starfish component has a plurality of projections that extend radially from the endoscope axis, and beyond the diameter of the mechanism on the camera head that grasps the arthroscope eyecup. The projections can be easily accessed by the surgeon's finger to rotate the endoscope.

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