Patents Examined by Tina My Phuong Nguyen
  • Patent number: 8197401
    Abstract: A stroboscope module has a coupling with which the stroboscope module can be connected to a light connection of an endoscope. The coupling comprises a sleeve and a base, with the base being arranged in the sleeve displacable in an axial direction between a first position and a second position. An elastically deformable cuff having an internal diameter is arranged within the sleeve, into which cuff the light connection of the endoscope can be inserted in the first position. The sleeve and the base compress the cuff in the second position such that the internal diameter of the cuff is reduced and the light connection of the endoscope is locked in the coupling. The sleeve and the base can be locked in the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Karl Storz GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Klaus M. Irion, Clemens Rebholz, Fritz Hensler, Robert Schmid