Patents by Inventor Mauno Poldmann

Mauno Poldmann 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).

  • Patent number: 11219357
    Abstract: The invention relates to an endoscope with a shaft, in which at least one working channel is arranged, and with an endoscope head arranged at the distal end of the shaft, wherein a deflection lever is arranged in the endoscope head and is adjustable between a non-deflected starting position and a deflected working position relative to the shaft, and wherein the deflection lever is adjustable via a Bowden wire, the proximal end of which is mounted via a collet on a control handle arranged at the proximal end of the shaft, wherein the collet fixing the proximal end of the Bowden wire is arranged on a slide that is movable proximally out of a housing of the control handle, which slide is coupled to the control handle via a rod. In order to create an endoscope which, having a simple structure, can be easily dismantled, in particular for cleaning purposes, and reassembled, the invention proposes that the slide can be coupled to the rod via a clamping connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: Karl Storz SE & Co. KG
    Inventors: Maryam Akhoondi, Hans Appenzeller, Vitali Jerjomin, Igor Monakov, Mauno Poldmann
  • Patent number: 10687693
    Abstract: The invention relates to an endoscope with a shaft, in which at least one working channel is arranged, and with an endoscope head arranged at the distal end of the shaft, wherein a deflection lever is arranged in the endoscope head and is adjustable between a non-deflected starting position and a deflected working position relative to the shaft, and wherein the deflection lever is adjustable via a Bowden wire, the proximal end of which is mounted via a collet on a control handle arranged at the proximal end of the shaft, wherein the collet fixing the proximal end of the Bowden wire is arranged on a slide that is movable proximally out of a housing of the control handle, which slide is coupled to the control handle via a rod. In order to create an endoscope which, having a simple structure, can be easily dismantled, in particular for cleaning purposes, and reassembled, the invention proposes that the slide can be coupled to the rod via a clamping connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: Karl Storz SE & Co. KG
    Inventors: Maryam Akhoondi, Hans Appenzeller, Vitali Jerjomin, Igor Monakov, Mauno Poldmann
  • Publication number: 20200054195
    Abstract: The invention relates to an endoscope with a shaft, in which at least one working channel is arranged, and with an endoscope head arranged at the distal end of the shaft, wherein a deflection lever is arranged in the endoscope head and is adjustable between a non-deflected starting position and a deflected working position relative to the shaft, and wherein the deflection lever is adjustable via a Bowden wire, the proximal end of which is mounted via a collet on a control handle arranged at the proximal end of the shaft, wherein the collet fixing the proximal end of the Bowden wire is arranged on a slide that is movable proximally out of a housing of the control handle, which slide is coupled to the control handle via a rod. In order to create an endoscope which, having a simple structure, can be easily dismantled, in particular for cleaning purposes, and reassembled, the invention proposes that the slide can be coupled to the rod via a clamping connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Applicant: Karl Storz SE & Co. KG
    Inventors: Maryam Akhoondi, Hans Appenzeller, Vitali Jerjomin, Igor Monakov, Mauno Poldmann
  • Publication number: 20180168435
    Abstract: The invention relates to an endoscope with a shaft, in which at least one working channel is arranged, and with an endoscope head arranged at the distal end of the shaft, wherein a deflection lever is arranged in the endoscope head and is adjustable between a non-deflected starting position and a deflected working position relative to the shaft, and wherein the deflection lever is adjustable via a Bowden wire, the proximal end of which is mounted via a collet on a control handle arranged at the proximal end of the shaft, wherein the collet fixing the proximal end of the Bowden wire is arranged on a slide that is movable proximally out of a housing of the control handle, which slide is coupled to the control handle via a rod. In order to create an endoscope which, having a simple structure, can be easily dismantled, in particular for cleaning purposes, and reassembled, the invention proposes that the slide can be coupled to the rod via a clamping connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2017
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Inventors: Maryam Akhoondi, Hans Appenzeller, Vitali Jerjomin, Igor Monakov, Mauno Poldmann
  • Patent number: D881393
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: KARL STORZ SE & Co. KG
    Inventors: Viktor Wimmer, Vitali Jerjomin, Mauno Poldmann
  • Patent number: D886998
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: KARL STORZ SE & Co. KG
    Inventors: Viktor Wimmer, Vitali Jerjomin, Mauno Poldmann