Patents by Inventor Tobias Lottes

Tobias Lottes 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).

  • Publication number: 20240122458
    Abstract: A shaft according to the invention for a flexible endoscope or for a flexible endoscopic instrument includes a first shaft section and a second shaft section arranged on the distal side of the first shaft section, wherein the second shaft section is able to be angled by means of at least one pull element extending inside the second shaft section, wherein the second shaft section has a support structure, and wherein an adapter is arranged between a distal end region of the first shaft section and a proximal end region of the support structure. The invention also relates to a method for assembling a shaft for a flexible endoscope or for a flexible endoscopic instrument, and also to a flexible endoscope and a flexible endoscopic instrument.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2022
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: Karl Storz SE & Co. KG
    Inventors: Alexander FUCHS, Tobias LOTTES
  • Publication number: 20240041304
    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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Applicant: Karl Storz SE & Co. KG
    Inventors: Alexander Fuchs, Tobias Lottes, Jochen Macht, Uwe Renger, Daniel Ulmschneider