Endoscopic instrument

US9924855B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• KARL STORZ SE & Co. KG · DE

Inventors

• Peter Schwarz · Tuttlingen, DE
• Christina Friedrich · Pforzheim, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 7, 2014
• Grant date: Mar 27, 2018
• Expiry date: Dec 10, 2034

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61M25/0147
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Endoscopic instrument with a control element, an instrument shaft, an adjustment element, a pull element, an actuator, an intermediate element which is operatively connected to the control element and to the adjustment element such that a force applied to the control element by the user can be transmitted to the adjustment element via the intermediate element in order to move the adjustment element, a detection device for detecting a torsion of the intermediate element, and an abutment device, which defines a free rotatory movement range of the control element relative to the adjustment element.