Shaft of a laparoscopic instrument
AssigneeOlympus Winter & Ibe GmbH
InventorsKazunori Taniguchi, Sebastian Kracht, Thomas Aue, Dennis Bernhardt, Harald Hanke, Simon Hirschfeld
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Abstract
A shaft of a laparoscopic instrument, having a ceramic tube which extends over the main length of the shaft and has a sheath which encloses the ceramic tube in at least some regions, is situated to cover those regions of the ceramic tube that are at risk of breakage and is designed to prevent the splinters of ceramic from penetrating through the sheath. The ceramic tube forms a predetermined breaking point in the region of the sheath.
Claims14
A shaft of a laparoscopic instrument, having a ceramic tube, which extends over a main length of the shaft and has a sheath which encloses the ceramic tube in at least some regions and is situated to cover those regions of the ceramic tube that are at risk of breakage and is configured to prevent the splinters of ceramic from penetrating through the sheath, wherein the ceramic tube forms a predetermined breaking point, in the region of the sheath.
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