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Medical instrument

US9782188B2 · kind B2 · utility

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3Claims

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Assignee

Karl Storz GmbH & Co. KG · DE

Inventors

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

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 20, 2013
Grant date	Oct 10, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 18, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T403/32114
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A transmission adapter for a medical instrument with a shaft, a transmission device movable in the shaft, and a manipulating device with a first part, which can be coupled mechanically rigidly to a proximal end of the shaft, and a second part, which is movable relative to the first part, includes a first coupling element for releasable mechanical coupling to the second part of the manipulating device, and a second coupling element for releasable mechanical coupling to a proximal end of the transmission device.

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