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Medical instrument with a window

US9549664B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Karl Storz GmbH & Co. KG · DE

Inventors

Harald Baumann · Tuttlingen, DE
Elmar Teichtmann · Villingen-Schwenningen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 1, 2011
Grant date	Jan 24, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 18, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T29/49826
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A medical instrument includes a housing with an aperture, a window component that comprises a transparent material and closes off the aperture, and a thin-walled area that surrounds the aperture.

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