Resectoscope device, resection tool and resectoscope
AssigneeKarl Storz GmbH & Co. KG
InventorsPeter SCHWARZ, Christian GRAF
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a resectoscope device comprising a shaft; an image acquisition device, which is located on a distal end piece of the shaft and defines an observation region; a resection tool with a tool tip and a carrier arm ; and a joint by means of which the carrier arm is bendable in an articulated manner, wherein, in at least one angular position of the carrier arm, a distance between the tool tip and a longitudinal axis of the distal end piece exceeds a radius of a cross-sectional profile of the distal end piece by at least a factor of 2.
Claims20
A resectoscope device, comprising:
- a shaft;
- an image acquisition device, which is located on a distal end piece of the shaft and defines an observation region;
- a resection tool with a tool tip and a carrier arm;
- and
- a joint by means of which the carrier arm is bendable in an articulated manner;
- wherein, in at least one angular position of the carrier arm, a distance between the tool tip and a longitudinal axis of the distal end piece exceeds a radius of a cross-sectional profile of the distal end piece by at least a factor of 2.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.