Abstract: The disclosure relates to an endoscopic device for a particularly flexible endoscope and/or an endoscopic instrument having at least one deflectable shaft segment that has a least one distal end element and at least one proximal end element, and between the two at least one first intermediate element and at least one second intermediate element that are directly adjacent and can be deflected with respect to each other. Accordingly to the disclosure, the first intermediate element and the second intermediate element are different from each other and are integrally interconnected.

Abstract: An intubation system includes an intubation instrument for capturing an image, wherein the intubation instrument has a first interface for providing an image signal representing the captured image, a display device with a second interface for receiving the image signal, wherein the display device is provided and designed to display the image captured by the intubation instrument, and a cable with a third interface at a first end of the cable and with a fourth interface at a second end of the cable. The first, second, third, and fourth interfaces are designed such that the first interface at the intubation instrument is connectable directly to the second interface at the display device and is alternatively connectable directly to the third interface at the cable, and such that the second interface at the display device is connectable directly to the first interface at the intubation instrument and is alternatively connectable directly to the fourth interface at the cable.

Abstract: An observation instrument includes an instrument shaft having a distal end and a proximal end, and an optical arrangement extending at least sectionally through the instrument shaft. The optical arrangement includes at least one optical component that is accommodated in a support shaft. The support shaft is arranged in the instrument shaft in an at least sectionally axially displaceable manner and is preloaded distally.

Abstract: Optical system for implementation in an endoscope comprising: a most proximal lens with an optical axis, a proximal portion and a distal portion aligned parallel to the optical axis, an image sensor with an active surface containing an array of light sensitive pixels, and a reflective prism. The system is characterized in that the sensor image is placed orthogonal to the optical axis, with the active surface facing the reflective prism, wherein the proximal portion is smaller than the distal portion, wherein the proximal portion overlaps along a length of the image sensor parallel to the optical axis, wherein the distal portion overlaps with a height of the image sensor perpendicularly to the optical axis, and wherein the image sensor can be positioned at a focal position of the optical system.

Abstract: A system includes an endoscope connector and an endoscope adapter. The endoscope connector includes a first portion. The first portion includes a first magnetic coupling element and a first planar portion that is perpendicular to an axial direction of the endoscope connector. The endoscope adapter includes a second planar portion. The second planar portion includes a second magnetic coupling element and a substantially planar surface that is perpendicular to an axial direction of the endoscope adapter. The endoscope connector is non-mechanically attachable to the endoscope adapter using the first magnetic coupling element and the second magnetic coupling element. The first planar portion is alignable with the second planar portion such that: electroconductive contacts of the endoscope connector are axially aligned with electroconductive pins of the endoscope adapter and a port of the endoscope connector is axially aligned with a corresponding insertion port of the endoscope adapter.

Abstract: Microinvasive medical scissors include a first scissor blade (30) with a first cutting edge (35, 36) between a flank surface (33) and a beveled surface (37, 38), a relatively moveable second scissor blade (40) with a second cutting edge (45, 46) between a flank surface (43) and a beveled surface (47, 48), a guiding device (24) for mechanical guiding of the second cutting edge to touch the first cutting edge at any time in a point of intersection (50). The guiding device is connectable to a shaft (16) of a microinvasive instrument (10). The cutting edges have respective parameters which increase and decrease several times along the second cutting edge. The parameters are the wedge angle (?1, ?2,) between the flank surface and the beveled surface, the cutting angle (?1, ?2), or the width (b1, b2) of the beveled surface.

Abstract: A beam splitting device for a distal end of an endoscope, the beam splitting device comprising a first prism with a first entrance surface, a first internal incident surface, and a first exit surface; and a second prism with a second entrance surface and a second exit surface; and a dichroic beam splitting layer. The first exit surface of the first prism and the second entrance surface of the second prism are adjacent and the dichroic beam splitting layer is arranged between the surfaces so incoming beams comprising first and second spectral regions are reflected by the first internal incident surface of the first prism, incident on the first exit surface of the first prism and are split by the dichroic beam splitting layer into beams of the first spectral region and the second spectral region. An objective system and an endoscope with the beam splitting device are also presented.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to an adjustment device for adjusting optical components of an optical instrument, having at least one adjustment screw via which the optical component arranged on a carrier is able to be fixed in an exact position relative to another component of the optical instrument. The adjustment screw includes an outer thread, and has a spring elasticity in a radial direction such that the adjustment screw is able to be fixed by being clamped with its outer thread in an inner thread of the carrier or of the other component wherein a screw tip is on the other component or the carrier. The disclosure further relates to a device arrangement for adjusting optical components of an optical instrument, having an adjustment device with at least one adjustment screw.

Abstract: An endoscopic and/or exoscopic imaging device for spectral, in particular multispectral and/or hyperspectral, imaging for an endoscope, microscope and/or an exoscope, comprising at least one shaft and comprising at least one imaging channel situated at least in part in the shaft, which imaging channel comprises at least one first imaging branch that has having at least one first spectrally selective beam splitter that spectrally selectively splits an optical image of an original spectral range into at least one first partial spectral image of a first spectral range and at least one further first partial spectral image of a further first spectral range, wherein the first spectral range is different from the further first spectral range, and the first imaging branch comprises a first image sensor, at least for capturing the first partial spectral image, and the first imaging branch comprises at least one first relay lens for relaying the further first partial image.

Abstract: The invention relates to a holding device 020 for human-medicine or veterinary-medicine applications comprising: a joint between a proximal holding segment 001 and a distal holding segment 017; wherein one axially displaceable thrust element 002, 016 in each case is arranged in the holding segments 001, 017; wherein the joint has a tightening bolt, which defines the pivoting and tightening axis, and has deflection elements, by means of which a thrust force, acting relative to the axis, of the proximal thrust element 002 is deflectable to lock the joint onto the tightening axis and to displace the distal thrust element 016; and wherein the deflection elements comprise at least one ramp system with a wedge body 008. The invention further relates to a holding system comprising the specified holding device and a method for locking the joint of the specified holding device 020.

Abstract: A stereo endoscope for capturing a first image which is provided to be observed by a first eye and a second image which is provided to be observed by a second eye, including a shaft with a distal end region, a first image sensor in the distal end region of the shaft, for capturing the first image, and a second image sensor in the distal end region of the shaft, for capturing the second image. The first image sensor and the second image sensor are arranged offset relative to one another in a direction which is parallel to at least either a light-sensitive layer of the first image sensor or a light-sensitive layer of the second image sensor and which is orthogonal to a longitudinal axis the distal end region of the shaft. The first image sensor and the second image sensor are oriented in opposite directions.

Abstract: A medical instrument includes a handle, a trocar in communication with the handle, and a cannula in communication with the trocar and the handle. The cannula is engaged (locked) with the handle when linearly displaced proximally towards the handle and, the cannula is disengaged (unlocked) from the handle when linearly displaced distally away from the handle. The cannula is linearly reciprocated, between the locked position and the unlocked position, along a linear travel path defined parallel to a longitudinal axis of the trocar such that the cannula is prohibited and permitted to articulate about the longitudinal axis of the trocar, and relative to the handle, respectively. Advantageously, the cannula is locked and unlocked from the trocar by without requiring an external force exerted generally transverse to trocar and/or cannula, thereby permitting a user to lock/unlock the cannula, relative to the trocar, with one hand.

Abstract: A clamping device and method for human-medicine or veterinary-medicine applications for the frictionally engaged locking of at least two holding segments, the clamping device has a first holding segment, a second holding segment; a driveable spindle, via which a rotational movement can be converted into an axial longitudinal movement for spindle-locking the second holding segment, and a threaded plate. In this case, the threaded plate can be moved axially in the opposite direction during the spindle movement, wherein, by counter-movement of the threaded plate, at least one wedge body is moveable in a ramp system, in order to clamp the first holding segment.

Abstract: Improved fluorescent imaging and other sensor data imaging processes, including hyperspectral imaging, devices, and systems are provided to enhance endoscopes with multiple wavelength capabilities and providing sequential imaging and display. A first optical device is provided for endoscopy imaging in a white light and a fluoresced light mode with an imaging unit including one or more image sensors. A mechanism in the first optical device to automatically adjust the focus of the first optical device using one or more deformable, variable-focus lenses, wherein the automatic focus adjustment compensates for a chromatic focal difference between the light collected at distinct wavelength bands caused by the dispersive or diffractive properties of the optical materials or optical design employed in the construction of the first or second optical devices, or both. Further variable spectrum imaging is enhanced with the use of adjustable spectral filters.

Abstract: An instrument configured for performing a surgery includes a distal end portion, a proximal end portion, and a tube connecting the distal end portion and the proximal end portion. A fluid fitting includes an inlet configured for receiving flow of an irrigating fluid into the instrument and at least two exits configured for guiding the flow of the irrigating fluid out of the instrument. A first exit is configured to allow the irrigating fluid to flow towards the distal end portion of the instrument and a second exit is configured to allow the irrigating fluid to flow towards the proximal end portion of the tube. A size of the first exit is larger than a size of the second exit to enable greater flow towards the distal end portion.

Abstract: The invention relates to a filter interchange apparatus for an optical observation instrument having two beam paths, in particular for a stereoscopic observation instrument, in particular for a stereo video endoscope, a stereo exoscope or a stereo surgical microscope, wherein the filter interchange apparatus comprises a first filter wheel, a second filter wheel and a third filter wheel, wherein the filter wheels are arranged in succession along a common axle and are rotatable about the common axle and relative to one another. Each filter wheel comprises at least one filter and at least one free optical passage such that a filter or a free optical passage of each filter wheel is introducible into each of the two beam paths. The second filter wheel is drivable and the first filter wheel is coupled to the second filter wheel via a first entrainment element and the third filter wheel is coupled to the second filter wheel via a second entrainment element.

Abstract: The present application provides a passive holding device for handling a trocar and a modular surgical system. The passive holding device has a fastening device with a coupling portion. A pivoting mechanism is connected to the coupling portion via a rotary joint. The pivoting mechanism has two L-shaped branches arranged parallel to one another, each having a short leg that is connected to a long leg via a pivot joint. The short leg of the first branch is longer than the short leg of the second branch and is connected to the long leg via a rotary shaft. The trocar holder has a gripping device and has an instrument brake. A tilting brake is arranged at the coupling portion, operatively connected to the rotary joint, and a pivoting brake is arranged at the coupling portion operatively connected to at least one of the terminal pivot joints.

Abstract: An optical observation instrument according to the invention, in particular a surgical microscope or exoscope, comprises an optics unit with an objective arrangement and at least one electronic image recorder, wherein the optics unit has a first stereo channel with a first beam path and a second stereo channel with a second beam path for recording a stereo image of an object field with the at least one electronic image recorder and wherein the first and the second beam path extend through the objective arrangement. Further, the observation instrument comprises a retaining apparatus which comprises a retaining bracket, which engages over the optics unit, wherein the retaining bracket comprises an operating device with a number of operating elements for controlling a retaining arm, to which the retaining apparatus is connectable.