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US 5,897,491 AGranted
Device for endoscopic examinations
AssigneeExplorent Chirurgische Instruments GmbH
InventorsErnst Kastenbauer, Jens Feyh
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Abstract
A device for endoscopic examinations and operations includes a frame on which one or more of holding, connecting and receiving elements for locking and/or spreading instruments, lighting devices, liquid and/or gas suction devices, examination and/or surgical instruments may be arranged and detachably secured, as may also tongue and labial commissure retaining spatulas, palatal plates, lighting and receiving members for other devices and/or instruments.
Claims30
A device (1) for endoscopic examinations and operations, comprising a framework (2) and at least one of holding means (32), connecting means (12;
- 83) and receiving means (20;
- 61a, 61b;
- 91;
- 111), for locking elements, spreading elements (8), lingual spatulas (15;
- 46a, 46b;
- 49;
- 52), labial-commissure spatulas (56a, 56b), lighting means (78), suction devices (104) for, fluids including smoke, examining instruments, including endoscopes, surgical instruments, including grasping forceps (86) and laser instruments for laser surgery and laser coagulation, wherein said holding means (32), connecting means (12;
- 83) and receiving means (20;
- 61a, 61b;
- 91;
- 111 ) are arranged on the framework (2);
- and
- a toothed rack (28) with which the position of a column (21) bearing the receiving means (20) for the lingual spatula (15) is manually adjustable in relation to a guide element (22) of the attachment framework (2).
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A device (1) for endoscopic examinations and operations, said device comprising a framework (2) and at least one of holding means (32), connecting means (12;
- 83) and receiving means (20;
- 61a, 61b;
- 91;
- 111), for locking elements, spreading elements, lingual spatulas (15;
- 46a, 46b, 49;
- 52), labial-commissure spatulas (56a, 56b), lighting means (78), suction devices (104) for fluids, including smoke, examining instruments, including endoscopes, surgical instruments, including grasping forceps (86) and laser instruments for laser surgery and laser coagulation, wherein said holding means (32), connecting means (12;
- 83) and receiving means (20;
- 61a, 61b;
- 91;
- 111) are arranged on the framework (2), and a screw mechanism (41), for at least one of adjustment and locking of a displacement position (40) of the lingual spatula (15) in relation to the receiving device (20).
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A device (1) for endoscopic examinations and operations, said device comprising a framework (2) and at least one of holding means (32), connecting means (12;
- 83) and receiving means (20;
- 61a, 61b;
- 91;
- 111), for locking elements, spreading elements, lingual spatulas (15;
- 46a, 46b, 49;
- 52), labial-commissure spatulas (56a, 56b), lighting means (78), suction devices (104) for fluids, including smoke, examining instruments, including endoscopes, surgical instruments, including grasping forceps (86) and laser instruments for laser surgery and laser coagulation, wherein said holding means (32), connecting means (12;
- 83) and receiving means (20;
- 61a, 61b;
- 91;
- 111) are arranged on the framework (2), and an angle piece (36) for bringing about an angle between a chest support and a framework-side connection bushing (32) of said device (1), said angle piece comprising a peg (35) for insertion into the connecting bushing (32) of the framework (2), said peg being connected to a bushing (37) for insertion of the connecting peg of the chest support at an obtuse angle.
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A device (1) for endoscopic examinations and operations, said device comprising a framework (2) and at least one of holding means (32), connecting means (12;
- 83) and receiving means (20;
- 61a, 61b;
- 91;
- 111), for locking elements, spreading elements, lingual spatulas (15;
- 46a, 46b, 49;
- 52), labial-commissure spatulas (56a, 56b), lighting means (78), suction devices (104) for fluids, including smoke, examining instruments, including endoscopes, surgical instruments, including grasping forceps (86) and laser instruments for laser surgery and laser coagulation, wherein said holding means (32), connecting means (12;
- 83) and receiving means (20;
- 61a, 61b;
- 91;
- 111) are arranged on the framework (2), a lingual spatula (15;
- 46a, 46b;
- 49;
- 52) for insertion into the receiving means (20) said spatula comprising a substantially spoon-type tongue part (16;
- 47a, 47b;
- 51) and a straight holding part (18;
- 53) adjacent thereto which is one of not inclined and only slightly inclined in relation to the tongue part (16;
- 47a, 47b;
- 51), the entire lingual spatula (16;
- 46a, 46b;
- 49;
- 52) being produced from a rigid and solid material, wherein the holding part (18;
- 53) comprises several teeth (44) arranged in a row along its longitudinal axis which mesh with a toothed wheel of a framework-side transmission mechanism (41, 43) with a view to longitudinal displacement (40) of the lingual spatula (15;
- 46a, 46b;
- 49;
- 52).
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A device (1) for endoscopic examinations and operations, said device comprising a framework (2) and at least one of holding means (32), connecting means (12;
- 83) and receiving means (20;
- 61a, 61b;
- 91;
- 111), for locking elements, spreading elements, lingual spatulas (15;
- 46a, 46b, 49;
- 52), labial-commissure spatulas (56a, 56b), lighting means (78), suction devices (104) for fluids, including smoke, examining instruments, including endoscopes, surgical instruments, including grasping forceps (86) and laser instruments for laser surgery and laser coagulation, wherein said holding means (32), connecting means (12;
- 83) and receiving means (20;
- 61a, 61b;
- 91;
- 111) are arranged on the framework (2), and a toothed rack (28) with which the position of a column (21) bearing the receiving means (20) for the lingual spatula (15) is manually adjustable in relation to a guide element (22) of the attachment framework (2), a palatal plate (8) comprising a frame-element (9) with bushings arranged at its end for attaching onto free ends (13) of the attachment framework.
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A device (1) for endoscopic examinations and operations, said device comprising a framework (2) and at least one of holding means (32), connecting means (12;
- 83) and receiving means (20;
- 61a, 61b;
- 91;
- 111), for locking elements, spreading elements, lingual spatulas (15;
- 46a, 46b, 49;
- 52), labial-commissure spatulas (56a, 56b), lighting means (78), suction devices (104) for fluids, including smoke, examining instruments, including endoscopes, surgical instruments, including grasping forceps (86) and laser instruments for laser surgery and laser coagulation, wherein said holding means (32), connecting means (12;
- 83) and receiving means (20;
- 61a, 61b;
- 91;
- 111) are arranged on the framework (2), and a labial-commissure spatula (56a, 56b) for use as part of said device (1) and comprising an elongated, narrow basic shape with a rounded front edge (58), a means (61a;
- 61b) for receiving the labial-commissure spatula (56a;
- 56b) and for securing the same to the attachment framework (2) of said device (1), said means comprising a sleeve-shaped element (62) which encompasses an attachment frame-element (3a;
- 3b) of the attachment framework (2), a clip-like element (66) with a slot (63) for insertion of the labial-commissure spatula (56a;
- 56b), and an adjusting means (68) arranged between said sleeve-shaped element (62) and said clip-like element (66) with a view to spreading the labial-commissure spatula (56a, 56b) apart.
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A device (1) for endoscopic examinations and operations, said device comprising a framework (2) and at least one of holding means (32), connecting means (12;
- 83) and receiving means (20;
- 61a, 61b;
- 91;
- 111), for locking elements, spreading elements, lingual spatulas (15;
- 46a, 46b, 49;
- 52), labial-commissure spatulas (56a, 56b), lighting means (78), suction devices (104) for fluids, including smoke, examining instruments, including endoscopes, surgical instruments, including grasping forceps (86) and laser instruments for laser surgery and laser coagulation, wherein said holding means (32), connecting means (12;
- 83) and receiving means (20;
- 61a, 61b;
- 91;
- 111) are arranged on the framework (2), wherein two stable frame-elements (3a, 3b) are substantially parallel to one another and are present on the attachment framework (2) for the purpose of securing displaceable connecting means (12;
- 83) and receiving means (61a, 61b;
- 91;
- 111), for labial-commissure spatulas (56a, 56b), lighting means (78), suction devices (104), examining instruments and/or surgical instruments (86), and means (91;
- 111) for receiving a suction device (104), an examining instrument and a surgical instrument (86), and for securing the same to the framework (2), said means for receiving comprising a clip-type element (100;
- 113) with a slot (101) for insertion of the device (104) and of the instrument (86), and a clip (92;
- 112) for securing to said attachment frame-element (3a;
- 3b) of the attachment framework (2).
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A device (1) for endoscopic examinations and operations, said device comprising a framework (2) and at least one of holding means (32), connecting means (12;
- 83) and receiving means (20;
- 61a, 61b;
- 91;
- 111), for locking elements, spreading elements, lingual spatulas (15;
- 46a, 46b, 49;
- 52), labial-commissure spatulas (56a, 56b), lighting means (78), suction devices (104) for fluids, including smoke, examining instruments, including endoscopes, surgical instruments, including grasping forceps (86) and laser instruments for laser surgery and laser coagulation, wherein said holding means (32), connecting means (12;
- 83) and receiving means (20;
- 61a, 61b;
- 91;
- 111 ) are arranged on the framework (2), wherein two stable frame-elements (3a, 3b) are substantially parallel to one another and are present on the attachment framework (2) for the purpose of securing displaceable connecting means (12;
- 83) and receiving means (61a, 61b;
- 91;
- 111), for labial-commissure spatulas (56a, 56b) lighting means (78), suction devices (104), examining instruments and surgical instruments (86), and a lighting means (78) for use as part of said device (1) and comprising a clip (83) for securing to an attachment frame-element (3a;
- 3b) of the attachment framework (2), and wherein a ball and socket joint (98) is arranged between the attachment clip (83) and the lighting means (78).
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.