Patents Examined by Cris L. Rodrigue
  • Instrument that can be inserted into the human body
    Patent number: 6814714
    Abstract: Disclosed is an instrument that can be inserted into the human body, this instrument being provided with at least one channel for a fluid and, in particular, a gas which is introduced into the inside of the body. The present invention is distinguished by the instrument being provided with a heating means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2004
    Assignee: Storz Endoskop GmbH
    Inventors: Pavel Novak, Jürgen Kraft-Kivikoski, Helmut Wehrstein