Abstract: The present application provides a sensor-based surgery set and a method for determining the position of a holding device for a surgical instrument. The surgery set includes at least one holding device, an initialization station, and a number of sensors. The initialization station has a number of sensor slots, wherein each sensor is assigned to one sensor slot and wherein the initialization station is coupled to a storage unit in which initialization information is assigned to each sensor slot. A number of sensor slots are arranged on the holding device, wherein each sensor slot is assigned to one sensor slot of the initialization station. In an initialization arrangement, a specific number of sensors is in engagement with the sensor slots of the initialization station and are coupled to the storage unit for initialization and data transmission. In use, however, the sensors are in engagement with the sensor slots.

Abstract: An endoscope with a rotation drum or a rotation module and an elongated rigid and/or flexible shaft tube which, at a distal end, by means of a bearing fork, rotatably bears the rotation drum about a first axis of rotation, and wherein an optical imaging system is disposed within the rotation drum. The bearing fork here has at least one first fluid conduit and at least one nozzle in order to clean and/or to cool the imaging system.

Abstract: Handling device for the formation of a disassemblable medical instrument comprises a first component, a second component, which can be moved relative to the first component, a coupling device on the second component, wherein the coupling device is designed and arranged in order to be coupled to a corresponding coupling device at the proximal end of a force transmission device within a working range of positions of the second component and in order not to be coupled to a corresponding coupling device at the proximal end of a force transmission device in a release position of the second component, and a guiding device on the first component for guiding a corresponding coupling device at the proximal end of a force transmission device within a transitional range between one end of the working range and the release position.

Abstract: One embodiment relates to a medical instrument (1) with a hollow shaft (2), an actuating unit (4) arranged at the proximal end (3) of the shaft (2) and an instrument tip (6) with an instrument (7) arranged at the distal end (5) of the shaft (2), wherein the instrument (7) can be actuated via an actuating element (8) which is mounted in the shaft (2) in an axially displaceable manner, and wherein the actuating element (8) is operatively connected to the actuating unit (4) on the proximal side, and wherein the instrument tip (6) can be pivoted relative to the longitudinal axis (10) of the shaft (2) via a joint mechanism (9). According to one embodiment, the instrument tip (6) can be rotated endlessly, wherein a fixing device is provided on the instrument tip (6) with which the loose end (17, 23) of a sewing material (18, 24) can be fixed on the instrument tip (6).

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a steering mechanism for a surgical instrument. The steering mechanism has two motorized drives and is designed to spatially align a swash plate over the control angle of the two drives, said swash plate being designed to control a distal bending mechanism of the surgical instrument. A first drive of the two drives has a first motor which drives a worm shaft that drives a worm wheel rim of a double gear consisting of a worm wheel rim and a bevel wheel rim), and a second drive of the two drives has a second motor which drives a worm shaft that drives a worm wheel rim of a double gear consisting of a worm wheel rim and a bevel wheel rim. The swash plate is arranged between the two bevel wheel rims, which face each other and lie on a common axis.

Abstract: A video endoscope, more specifically a video mediastinoscope, and an associated method for its configuration, comprises an elongate rigid shaft and a handle detachably attached to a proximal end section of the shaft, wherein the shaft comprises an optics shaft comprising an imaging optics and an electronic image sensor, wherein the optics shaft and a plug connector housing arranged at a proximal end of the optics shaft form a hermetically sealed unit enclosing the imaging optics and the image sensor, and wherein the handle comprises a handle housing in which an electronics unit is accommodated, wherein the electronics unit is hermetically sealed.

Abstract: The present application relates to an endoscope apparatus including a shaft component with a proximal end and a distal end. The shaft component is arranged in an outer shaft. The endoscopy apparatus includes an image capture device having an objective lens for generating a real image and an image sensor for capturing the image and generating an image signal. The endoscopy apparatus includes a pivot joint device which couples the image capture device to the shaft component in a manner pivotable about two orthogonal axes but rigid in respect of a rotation about the longitudinal axis of the shaft component. The endoscopy apparatus includes a pivot control device to set a pivot position of the image capture device relative to the shaft component which depends on the rotational position of the image capture device and the shaft component relative to the outer shaft.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a surgical instrument having a housing arranged at the proximal end of the surgical instrument, an interface arranged on the housing for coupling to a drive unit, a steering gear arranged in the housing, wherein the steering gear has a spatially orientable swash plate, and at least one spindle drive for driving the steering gear. The present disclosure further relates to a sterile drive system for such a surgical instrument and to a method for sterile mounting of a drive system.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a steering gear for a surgical instrument and the surgical instrument. The steering gear includes two drives for the spatial alignment of a wobble plate rotatively coupled to a main shaft rotatable about a gimbal. The steering gear includes two linear slides each displaceably arranged along a guide axis connected to the two drives. Each linear slide is operatively connected to the wobble plate by an engagement element pair having an engagement opening and a lever element having a rod portion, and a head portion. One of the engagement elements is present on a circumference of the wobble plate and the other engagement element of the engagement element pair is present on a surface portion of the respective linear slide facing the wobble plate, said surface portion being a surface portion on a longitudinal side of the linear slide parallel to the guide axis.

Abstract: Provided is a disposable medical endoscope with a handle housing for gripping and/or operating the endoscope and/or for receiving functional components. A shaft mechanically connects the handle housing to the head along a longitudinal axis and the head has an image recording means for recording an image of a viewing region. The handle housing has a connection device with a clamping element or a plurality of clamping elements and a tensioning element. The clamping element(s) allow(s) the shaft to be inserted into the connection device in a mounting position of the tensioning element. The tensioning element moves the clamping element or the clamping elements mechanically to the shaft in a fastening position, in such a way that the shaft is received in a mechanically fixed manner on the handle housing by means of a force fit or form fit between the clamping element or clamping elements and the shaft.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a device for supplying operating material into an endoscopic operating site or for removing operating material from an endoscopic operating site, comprising a trocar and a medical instrument that is insertable into the operating site through the trocar. According to the disclosure, a device which serves the supply of operating material into an endoscopic operating site or for the removal of operating material from an endoscopic operating site and which, while being easy to handle, allows reliable supply and removal of operating material, is characterized by a loadable magazine which is arranged at the proximal end of the trocar and serves to accommodate material containers which, by means of the medical instrument and through the trocar, are insertable into the operating site or removable therefrom.

Abstract: A valve according to the invention, in particular a suction valve, for a medical instrument comprises a valve housing with a cavity which extends in a longitudinal direction and into which, at a longitudinal side of the cavity, a first outlet and a second outlet open in a manner offset relative to each other in the longitudinal direction, and a valve piston which is displaceable in the cavity in the longitudinal direction between an open position and a closed position of the valve and which has a recess through which, in the open position, the first outlet and the second outlet are fluidically connected to each other, wherein the valve piston has a first seal, which circumferentially surrounds the recess. The invention also relates to a medical instrument, in particular a medical endoscope or a medical endoscopic instrument, having such a valve.

Abstract: The invention concerns a filter switching device for an endoscopic camera head with at least three optical filters comprising an outer surface, with an optical path and a rotating element, wherein, by means of the rotating element, each optical filter is movable into and out of the optical path, wherein the filter switching device comprises a groove with a non-circular trajectory, so that the at least three optical filters are moveable by means of the non-circular trajectory of the groove and the rotating element. Furthermore, the invention concerns a camera head and a retrofit kit for retrofitting a camera head and/or an endoscope.

Abstract: This application is directed to a medical instrument with a hollow shaft, an actuating unit at the proximal end and an instrument tip with an instrument at the distal end, the instrument actuated via an actuating element, the element being in connection with the actuating unit and the instrument tip being pivotable relative to the shaft via a joint mechanism; the joint mechanism having pivoting members with proximal-side drive via steering wires such that movement of the proximal-side drive causes movement of the distal-side pivoting members and pivoting of the instrument tip; and a trigger mechanism with which the steering wires can be brought into a relaxed state that releases the articulation of the instrument tip. In order for the medical instrument to be cleaned and ensure that the medical instrument is safely removed even if the proximal-side drive fails, the trigger mechanism is a purely mechanical trigger mechanism.

Abstract: A medical handling device comprises an instrument holder for holding an observation instrument that is equipped with an image capturing unit for capturing an image section. The handling device further comprises a robotic handling unit that supports the instrument holder and a control device that comprises a handling control unit for controlling the robotic handling unit and an instrument control unit for controlling the observation instrument. An input device is coupled to the control device for selecting an image section to be reproduced. The control device is adapted to control the robotic handling unit in response to user inputs at the input device to change the captured image section. The control device is adapted to convert operating commands at the input device into movement instructions, depending on a present orientation of the image capturing unit.

Abstract: A medical handling device which includes an instrument holder that supports and instrument and a robotic handling unit that supports the instrument hold, and a control device. The control device has a handling control unit that controls the robotic handling unit and an instrument control unit that controls the instrument. The control device has an interface for at least one input device. An input device is coupled to the interface. The input device is operable in a first operating mode to control the instrument and in a second operating mode to control the robotic handling unit. An enabling switch activates the second operating mode, in which the robotic handling unit is movable in response to input commands at the input device.

Abstract: A medical handling device comprises an instrument holder for holding an observation instrument that is equipped with an image capturing unit for capturing an image section of an object plane. The handling device further comprises a robotic handling unit that supports the instrument holder and a control device that comprises a handling control unit for controlling the robotic handling unit and an instrument control unit for controlling the observation instrument. An input device is coupled to the control device for selecting an image section to be reproduced. The control device is adapted to detect a present orientation of the observation instrument and to control the robotic handling unit, while taking into account the present orientation of the observation instrument, in response to user inputs at the input device. The observation instrument is movable with respect to a pivot point in the object plane at a defined object distance along a curved path.

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.

Abstract: An intubation system includes an intubation instrument for capturing an image. 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 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 alternatively connectable directly to the fourth interface at the cable.