Endoscopic instrument, and shaft for an endoscopic instrument
AssigneeKarl Storz GmbH & Co. KG
InventorsSven Schneider, Tobias Unger
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Abstract
A shaft for a rigid endoscopic instrument includes an elongate outer shaft and an elongate transmission element that can be arranged movably inside the outer shaft, wherein the outer shaft includes a proximal portion and a distal portion, which can be connected releasably to each other. The invention also relates to a rigid endoscopic instrument having such a shaft.
Claims12
A shaft for a rigid endoscopic instrument, comprising an elongate outer shaft and an elongate transmission element that can be arranged movably inside the outer shaft, characterized in that the outer shaft comprises a proximal portion and a distal portion, which can be connected releasably to each other.
A rigid endoscopic instrument with an elongate shaft, a tool arranged at a distal end of the shaft, and a handle arranged at a proximal end of the shaft, wherein the shaft comprises an elongate outer shaft and an elongate transmission element arranged movably inside the outer shaft, and wherein the tool and the handle are connected to the transmission element and to the outer shaft in such a way that the tool can be actuated by the handle by means of a movement of the transmission element relative to the outer shaft, characterized in that the shaft is designed according to one of the preceding claims.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.