Patents by Inventor Friedrich Hähnle

Friedrich Hähnle has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11064867
    Abstract: A medical-endoscopic shank instrument includes a hollow shank (2), a distal side housing (8) in the hollow shank, an electronic picture sensor (14) and/or a light located in the housing. The housing is linearly movable to move the picture sensor and/or the light from within an inner lumen (22) of the hollow shank to outside the inner lumen. The housing is displaceable through an opening (20) formed on a peripheral wall of the hollow shank. An inner-lying outer side (26), opposite and away from the opening, is formed on a peripheral wall of the hollow shank and is supported on an elongate carrier (32) which is guided in the hollow shank. The elongate carrier (32) is configured elastically resiliently transverse to longitudinal extensions thereof and extends essentially over a whole length of the hollow shank and is fixed in a region of the proximal end/proximally of the hollow shank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: RICHARD WOLF GMBH
    Inventors: Sebastian Frey, Friedrich Hähnle, Eberhard Körner
  • Patent number: 10828063
    Abstract: A medical instrument includes a proximal handle (3), for controlling a distal tool, including two grip pieces (4, 5) pivotable relative to one another, subjected to spring force and coupled in movement via a path guide with a path component (7). The path component includes a guide path (11), and a guide body (14) on a guide component (8). The guide body engages into the guide path. The components (7, 8) are arranged on one of the grip pieces and are subjected to a spring force, transversely to a pivoting plane of the grip pieces. One of the components (8) is pivotably arranged on a grip piece. Functionally independent of the guide body (14) and guide path (11), a latching body (12) is received by a latching receiver (16) on the components (7, 8) for a latching function, blocking pivoting movement of the grip pieces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: RICHARD WOLF GMBH
    Inventors: Carina Amann, Friedrich Hähnle, Eberhard Körner
  • Publication number: 20180263656
    Abstract: The medical instrument comprises a proximal handle (3) for controlling a distal tool. The handle (3) comprises two grip pieces (4, 5) which are arranged in a pivotably movable manner relative to one another, are subjected to spring force and are coupled in movement to one another via a path guide (11, 14), wherein the path guide (11, 14) comprises a path component (7) which comprises a guide path (11), and a guide body (14) on a guide component (8), said guide body engaging into the guide path (11). The components (7, 8) are arranged on one of the grip pieces (4, 5) and are subjected to spring force to one another transversely to a pivoting plane of the grip pieces (4, 5). One of the components (8) is pivotably arranged on a grip piece (4, 5). At least one latching position, in which the pivoting movement of the grip pieces (4, 5) is blocked in one direction, is formed between the components (7, 8).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2018
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Inventors: Carina AMANN, Friedrich HÄHNLE, Eberhard KÖRNER
  • Publication number: 20180256012
    Abstract: A medical-endoscopic shank instrument includes a hollow shank (2), a distal side housing (8) in the hollow shank, an electronic picture sensor (14) and/or a light located in the housing. The housing is linearly movable to move the picture sensor and/or the light from within an inner lumen (22) of the hollow shank to outside the inner lumen. The housing is displaceable through an opening (20) formed on a peripheral wall of the hollow shank. An inner-lying outer side (26), opposite and away from the opening, is formed on a peripheral wall of the hollow shank and is supported on an elongate carrier (32) which is guided in the hollow shank. The elongate carrier (32) is configured elastically resiliently transverse to longitudinal extensions thereof and extends essentially over a whole length of the hollow shank and is fixed in a region of the proximal end/proximally of the hollow shank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2016
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Inventors: Sebastian FREY, Friedrich HÄHNLE, Eberhard KÖRNER
  • Publication number: 20150366573
    Abstract: An instrument, particularly a medical endoscopic instrument or technoscope, includes a shank (2) and an instrument head (6) which is arranged at a distal shank end. The instrument head (6) is bendable relative to the shank and includes a tool with two jaw parts (12, 14) which can be pivoted relative to one another. The instrument head (6), for controlling bending, is coupled in movement to at least one actuation rod (26). The actuation rod (26) is displaceably guided in the shank (2) in a shank longitudinal direction. For the control of the tool, the two jaw parts (12, 14) are coupled in movement to at least one pull cable which is led through the shank (2) to a proximal instrument end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2014
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Inventors: Friedrich HÄHNLE, Elmar TEICHTMANN, Frank WEHRHEIM, Matthias LAMBERTZ, Eberhard KÖRNER, Manfred BOEBEL
  • Patent number: 8608645
    Abstract: A stereo-endoscope is provided having a hollow shank with two axially parallel optical channels, which channels run through the hollow shank and respectively form at least a section of an image path to respective oculars of a binocular observation device arranged on the proximal end of the hollow shank. Moreover, the stereo-endoscope includes a camera connection, and one of the optical channels also forms at least one section of an image path to the camera connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Richard Wolf GmbH
    Inventors: Manfred Boebel, Alexander Frank, Klaus-Peter Hipp, Rudolf Heimberger, Felix Bitrolf, Friedrich Haehnle, Carl-Sebastian Wagner, Stephan Prestel, Gerhard Fritz Buess
  • Patent number: 6830574
    Abstract: The instrument serves for the application in particular of bone grafts in the space between two vertebrae and includes a shank, a handle, and a holder for the implant, which forms the distal instrument part. The holder is pivotably mounted relative to the shank and can be fixed in any respective position which is reached by pivoting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2004
    Assignee: Richard Wolf GmbH
    Inventors: Helmut Heckele, Friedrich Hähnle, Eberhard Körner