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US 2010/0160734 A1Published application
Endoscope having an endoscope shaft, in which an imaging optics is situated at the distal end thereof
AssigneeHenke-Sass, Wolf GmbH
InventorsBoban Ivanovic, Nicolino Caruso
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Abstract
An endoscope having an endoscope shaft is provided, which has an observation opening on its distal end, which is hermetically sealed using a transparent cover, and having an imaging optic, comprising multiple optic elements, which is situated inside the endoscope shaft in the area of its distal end spaced apart from the cover, a sealing ring being provided, which seals an area between the cover and the optic element of the imaging optic closest to the cover in relation to the remaining inner chamber of the endoscope shaft.
Claims9
An endoscope comprising:
- an endoscope shaft having an observation opening on a distal end;
- a transparent cover configured to hermetically seal the distal end;
- an imaging optic, comprising multiple optic elements, situated inside the endoscope shaft adjacent the distal end and spaced apart from the cover;
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- a sealing ring disposed between the transparent cover and a first of the multiple optic elements of the imaging optic situated closest to the cover in relation to the remaining inner chamber of the endoscope shaft.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.