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Endoscope with a window and process to manufacture an endoscope

US9888834B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

KARL STORZ SE & Co. KG · DE

Inventors

André Buerk · Villingen-Schwenningen, DE
Stefan Heseler · Trossingen, DE
Elmar Teichtmann · Villingen-Schwenningen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 17, 2010
Grant date	Feb 13, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 8, 2032

Classification

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

Abstract

An endoscope includes a window on a distal end of the endoscope, an interior body with a first material on the distal end, and a mantle with a second material on the distal end, such that the window and the interior body are joined.

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