Endoscope and method for assembling components of an optical system

USRE47044E1 · kind E1 · reissue

Assignee

• Karl Storz Endoscopy-America, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Juergen Rudischhauser · Tuttlingen, DE
• Klaus Renner · Emmingen-Liptingen, DE
• Markus Kupferschmid · Emmingen-Liptingen, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 19, 2013
• Grant date: Sep 18, 2018
• Expiry date: Jun 19, 2033

Classification

• Technology area (CPC —): General

Abstract

An endoscope has a tubular shaft whose interior contains components, in particular lenses, spacers, diaphragms, prisms and filters of an optical system, said components being at least partially surrounded by a support piece made of shrunk material. It is proposed that the components be surrounded by a transparent and tube-sleeve-shaped shrunk material which has been shrunk before the components are introduced into the tubular shaft.