Patents Assigned to Henke-Sass, Wolf GmbH
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Patent number: 9730574Abstract: An endoscope is provided with an endoscope shaft and a main body connected to the endoscope shaft. The endoscope includes a camera connection to which an optical recording device can be mechanically fixed. The main body is electrically conductive. The camera connection includes an electric insulating body that electrically insulates an optical recording device, mechanically fixed to the camera connection, from the main body.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2014Date of Patent: August 15, 2017Assignees: Henke-Sass, Wolf GmbH, Stryker CorporationInventors: Andreas Mattes, Norbert Haeckl, Stefan Rapp, Thomas Paul Weller, Hannah Lawrence, Candice Pack
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Patent number: 9398840Abstract: An endoscope with a variable direction of view is provided, which includes an endoscope shaft and imaging optics arranged inside the endoscope shaft. These image an object located before the distal end of the endoscope and produce an image of the object in the proximal area of the endoscope in which a field stop is arranged. The produced image is larger than the field stop. In the proximal area of the endoscope an image module is arranged with which the relative position between the produced image and the field stop can be changed for changing the section of the produced image visible after the field stop in order to change the direction of view of the endoscope.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2012Date of Patent: July 26, 2016Assignee: Henke-Sass, Wolf GmbHInventor: Oliver Rehe
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Patent number: 9398839Abstract: A protective sleeve for an endoscope having an endoscope tube is provided. The protective sleeve of certain embodiments can include a tubular main body for holding a distal section of the endoscope tube. The main body has an open proximal end and a cover glass at the distal end. The cover glass has a spherically curved, concave inside, a spherically curved, convex outside and a constant thickness.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2013Date of Patent: July 26, 2016Assignee: Henke-Sass, Wolf GmbHInventor: Oliver Rehe
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Patent number: 9215965Abstract: An endoscope is provided, with a first tube, a cover glass arranged at the distal end of the first tube, as well as with imaging optics, arranged in the first tube, which image an object located in front of the cover glass as an image, wherein the cover glass has a spherically curved, concave inside, a spherically curved, convex outside, and a constant thickness.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2012Date of Patent: December 22, 2015Assignee: Henke-Sass, Wolf GmbHInventor: Oliver Rehe
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Patent number: 9125685Abstract: A trocar device includes a main part that has a first and a second end. A shaft tube is connected to the second end of the main part. A through-opening for receiving an instrument extends from the first end of the main part to the end of the shaft tube that faces away from the main part. A sealing unit is disposed in the main part and has an elastic sealing element having a hollow-cylindrical wall, which divides the through-opening into a first region that runs from the sealing unit as far as the first end of the main body, and into a second region that runs from the sealing unit as far as the end of the shaft tube that faces away from the main part. When the instrument has been properly inserted in the through-opening, the sealing element seals off the two regions from each other.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2013Date of Patent: September 8, 2015Assignee: Henke-Sass, Wolf GmbHInventors: Sabine Pauli, Norbert Haeckl, Michael Fuchs
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Publication number: 20140316194Abstract: An endoscope is provided, with a main body and a rigid shaft, extending from the main body, which has a first section which extends in a rectilinear manner, a curved second section adjoining it and a third section, adjoining the second section, which forms a distal end of the shaft. The shaft includes, for receiving an instrument, a one-piece instrument tube which extends to the distal end of the shaft and has an open end there, and an optics module by means of which an image of an area in front of the distal end of the shaft can be recorded. A cladding tube extending from the main body to the distal end is provided, in which the instrument tube and the optics module are arranged, and which includes a rectilinear part for the first section and a curved part, connected to the rectilinear part, for the second section.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2014Publication date: October 23, 2014Applicant: Henke-Sass, Wolf GmbHInventors: Stefan Rapp, Norbert Haeckl
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Patent number: 8852087Abstract: An endoscope includes a handle and a shaft connected thereto. Imaging optics are arranged in the shaft that image an object located in the direction of view of the imaging optics in front of the shaft as an image and which to set the desired direction of view. The imaging optics comprise a swivellably housed deflecting unit positioned at the distal end of the shaft facing away from the handle. The possible swivel range of the imaging optics has a first and a second limit, as well as an actuating element, which is attached to the handle and which is mechanically connected to the deflecting unit. Thereby the swivel position of the deflecting unit within the swivel range can be changed in order to set a desired direction of view. A first mechanical stop is provided against which the deflecting unit lies when the first limit is reached.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2012Date of Patent: October 7, 2014Assignee: Henke-Sass, Wolf GmbHInventors: Andrea Meyer, Norbert Haeckl
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Patent number: 8852086Abstract: Provided is an endoscope with a handle, an endoscope shaft connected to the handle, and imaging optics arranged in the endoscope shaft. An object can be located in the direction of view of the imaging optics in front of the endoscope shaft. The endoscope may also include a swivellably housed deflecting element that sets the desired direction of view. The deflecting element can be positioned at the distal end of the endoscope shaft facing away from the handle. An actuating element can be attached to the handle, which is mechanically connected to the deflecting element, and with which the swivel position of the deflecting element can be changed in order to set a desired direction of view.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2011Date of Patent: October 7, 2014Assignee: Henke-Sass, Wolf GmbHInventors: Sabine Pauli, Oliver Rehe
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Patent number: 8790252Abstract: Provided is an endoscope with a handle, an endoscope shaft connected to the handle, and imaging optics arranged in the endoscope shaft. An object can be located in the direction of view of the imaging optics in front of the endoscope shaft. The endoscope may also include a swivellably housed deflecting element that sets the desired direction of view. The deflecting element can be positioned at the distal end of the endoscope shaft facing away from the handle. An actuating element can be attached to the handle, which is mechanically connected to the deflecting element, and with which the swivel position of the deflecting element can be changed in order to set a desired direction of view.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2011Date of Patent: July 29, 2014Assignee: Henke-Sass, Wolf GmbHInventors: Sabine Pauli, Oliver Rehe
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Patent number: 8617056Abstract: Provided is an endoscope with a handle and an endoscope shaft connected to the handle, which has a bendable section and a rigid section, adjoining it, with a support extending in the longitudinal direction of the endoscope shaft, wherein the bendable section has a flexible outer tube the end of which facing the rigid section rests on the support, wherein a fixing sleeve is connected to the end section and covers the end of the outer tube facing the rigid section such that said end is clamped for fixing between the fixing sleeve and the support.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2011Date of Patent: December 31, 2013Assignee: Henke-Sass, Wolf GmbHInventors: Norbert Haeckl, Daniel Seeh
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Publication number: 20130267778Abstract: A protective sleeve for an endoscope having an endoscope tube is provided. The protective sleeve of certain embodiments can include a tubular main body for holding a distal section of the endoscope tube. The main body has an open proximal end and a cover glass at the distal end. The cover glass has a spherically curved, concave inside, a spherically curved, convex outside and a constant thickness.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2013Publication date: October 10, 2013Applicant: Henke-Sass, Wolf GmbHInventor: Oliver Rehe
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Patent number: 8366611Abstract: An endoscope having an endoscope shaft is provided, which has an observation opening on its distal end, which is hermetically sealed using a transparent cover, and having an imaging optic, comprising multiple optic elements, which is situated inside the endoscope shaft in the area of its distal end spaced apart from the cover, a sealing ring being provided, which seals an area between the cover and the optic element of the imaging optic closest to the cover in relation to the remaining inner chamber of the endoscope shaft.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2009Date of Patent: February 5, 2013Assignee: Henke-Sass, Wolf GmbHInventors: Boban Ivanovic, Nicolino Caruso
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Publication number: 20120271112Abstract: An endoscope with a variable direction of view is provided, which includes an endoscope shaft and imaging optics arranged inside the endoscope shaft. These image an object located before the distal end of the endoscope and produce an image of the object in the proximal area of the endoscope in which a field stop is arranged. The produced image is larger than the field stop. In the proximal area of the endoscope an image module is arranged with which the relative position between the produced image and the field stop can be changed for changing the section of the produced image visible after the field stop in order to change the direction of view of the endoscope.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2012Publication date: October 25, 2012Applicant: Henke-Sass, Wolf GmbHInventor: Oliver Rehe
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Publication number: 20120265018Abstract: An endoscope is provided, with a first tube, a cover glass arranged at the distal end of the first tube, as well as with imaging optics, arranged in the first tube, which image an object located in front of the cover glass as an image, wherein the cover glass has a spherically curved, concave inside, a spherically curved, convex outside, and a constant thickness.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2012Publication date: October 18, 2012Applicant: HENKE-SASS, WOLF GMBHInventor: Oliver Rehe
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Publication number: 20120265017Abstract: An endoscope includes a handle and a shaft connected thereto. Imaging optics are arranged in the shaft that image an object located in the direction of view of the imaging optics in front of the shaft as an image and which to set the desired direction of view. The imaging optics comprise a swivellably housed deflecting unit positioned at the distal end of the shaft facing away from the handle. The possible swivel range of the imaging optics has a first and a second limit, as well as an actuating element, which is attached to the handle and which is mechanically connected to the deflecting unit. Thereby the swivel position of the deflecting unit within the swivel range can be changed in order to set a desired direction of view. A first mechanical stop is provided against which the deflecting unit lies when the first limit is reached.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2012Publication date: October 18, 2012Applicant: HENKE-SASS, WOLF GMBHInventors: Andrea Meyer, Norbert Haeckl
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Patent number: 8251895Abstract: An endoscope is provided, comprising a first tube whose distal end is sealed with a cover glass disposed in a mount and an electric heating system for heating the cover glass, with the heating system comprising two electric connections which can be connected with a power source, and an electrically conductive coating which is applied to the inside of the cover glass and comprises two mutually spaced contact sections, of which one each is electrically connected with one of the connections, and with the mount being electrically conductive and a first of the two contact sections being electrically connected via the mount with the associated connection.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2010Date of Patent: August 28, 2012Assignee: Henke-Sass, Wolf GmbHInventors: Daniel Seeh, Armin Pfaff, Norbert Haeckl, Thomas Weller
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Publication number: 20120078049Abstract: Provided is an endoscope with a handle, an endoscope shaft connected to the handle, and imaging optics arranged in the endoscope shaft. An object can be located in the direction of view of the imaging optics in front of the endoscope shaft. The endoscope may also include a swivellably housed deflecting element that sets the desired direction of view. The deflecting element can be positioned at the distal end of the endoscope shaft facing away from the handle. An actuating element can be attached to the handle, which is mechanically connected to the deflecting element, and with which the swivel position of the deflecting element can be changed in order to set a desired direction of view.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2011Publication date: March 29, 2012Applicant: HENKE-SASS, WOLF GMBHInventors: Sabine PAULI, Oliver REHE
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Patent number: D668330Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2009Date of Patent: October 2, 2012Assignee: Henke-Sass, Wolf GmbHInventors: Ralf Rueckert, Roland Keuffel
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Patent number: D760382Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2014Date of Patent: June 28, 2016Assignee: HENKE-SASS, WOLF GMBHInventors: Melanie Eisele, Stefan Knefel
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Patent number: D761953Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2014Date of Patent: July 19, 2016Assignee: HENKE-SASS, WOLF GMBHInventors: Melanie Eisele, Stefan Knefel