Patents by Inventor Uwe Renger
Uwe Renger 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).
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Publication number: 20240041304Abstract: The disclosure relates to an endoscopic device for a particularly flexible endoscope and/or an endoscopic instrument having at least one deflectable shaft segment that has a least one distal end element and at least one proximal end element, and between the two at least one first intermediate element and at least one second intermediate element that are directly adjacent and can be deflected with respect to each other. Accordingly to the disclosure, the first intermediate element and the second intermediate element are different from each other and are integrally interconnected.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2021Publication date: February 8, 2024Applicant: Karl Storz SE & Co. KGInventors: Alexander Fuchs, Tobias Lottes, Jochen Macht, Uwe Renger, Daniel Ulmschneider
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Patent number: 9017369Abstract: The invention relates to a tubular medical instrument having a hollow shaft, a handle positioned on the proximal end of the shaft and equipped with at least two gripping members, and at least one push-pull rod that is positioned in the hollow shaft and has on its distal end a tool consisting of at least two jaw members, wherein for opening and closing at least one jaw member of the tool, the push-pull rod can be coupled with at least one rotatable gripping member of the handle and wherein the push-pull rod and the handle can be detachably connected to one another by a coupling mechanism that is configured as at least one clamping device comprising at least one clamping claw characterized in that the at least one clamping claw can rotate in a guide track mounted between a closed position and an open installation position.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2007Date of Patent: April 28, 2015Assignee: Karl Storz GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Uwe Renger, Martin Blocher, Uwe Bacher
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Patent number: 8951281Abstract: The invention relates to a tubular medical instrument having a hollow shaft, a handle equipped with at least two gripping members and positioned on the proximal end of the shaft, and at least one push-pull rod that is mounted in the hollow shaft and has a tool consisting of at least two jaw members. For opening and closing at least one jaw member of the tool, said push-pull rod can be coupled with at last one rotatable gripping member of the handle, and the hollow shaft and handle can be releasably connected to one another by means of a coupling mechanism. To create a coupling mechanism that is simple to operate, it is proposed with the invention that the coupling mechanism should be configured as a combined clamping and snap-on device.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2007Date of Patent: February 10, 2015Assignee: Karl Storz GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Uwe Renger, Martin Blocher, Uwe Bacher
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Patent number: 8915939Abstract: The invention relates to a tubular medical instrument having a hollow shaft, a handle positioned on the proximal end of the shaft, and at least one tool actuation element that is positioned in the hollow shaft and has on its distal end a tool, wherein the tool actuation element can be coupled with at least one actuation mechanism of the handle to actuate the tool and wherein the tool actuation element and the hollow shaft can be detachably connected to one another by a coupling mechanism. To create a coupling mechanism that is essentially free of any play and is simple to operate, it is proposed with the invention that the stopping of the coupling mechanism between the tool actuation element and the hollow shaft should be dependent on the position of the tool.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2007Date of Patent: December 23, 2014Assignee: Karl Storz GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Uwe Renger, Martin Blocher, Uwe Bacher
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Publication number: 20080046001Abstract: The invention relates to a tubular medical instrument having a hollow shaft, a handle positioned on the proximal end of the shaft, and at least one tool actuation element that is positioned in the hollow shaft and has on its distal end a tool, wherein the tool actuation element can be coupled with at least one actuation mechanism of the handle to actuate the tool and wherein the tool actuation element and the hollow shaft can be detachably connected to one another by a coupling mechanism. To create a coupling mechanism that is essentially free of any play and is simple to operate, it is proposed with the invention that the stopping of the coupling mechanism between the tool actuation element and the hollow shaft should be dependent on the position of the tool.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2007Publication date: February 21, 2008Inventors: Uwe Renger, Martin Blocher, Uwe Bacher
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Publication number: 20080046003Abstract: The invention relates to a tubular medical instrument having a hollow shaft, a handle positioned on the proximal end of the shaft and equipped with at least two gripping members, and at least one push-pull rod that is positioned in the hollow shaft and has on its distal end a tool consisting of at least two jaw members, wherein for opening and closing at least one jaw member of the tool, the push-pull rod can be coupled with at least one rotatable gripping member of the handle and wherein the push-pull rod and the handle can be detachably connected to one another by a coupling mechanism that is configured as at least one clamping device comprising at least one clamping claw characterized in that the at least one clamping claw can rotate in a guide track mounted between a closed position and an open installation position.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2007Publication date: February 21, 2008Inventors: Uwe Renger, Martin Blocher, Uwe Bacher
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Publication number: 20080046002Abstract: The invention relates to a tubular medical instrument having a hollow shaft, a handle equipped with at least two gripping members and positioned on the proximal end of the shaft, and at least one push-pull rod that is mounted in the hollow shaft and has a tool consisting of at least two jaw members. For opening and closing at least one jaw member of the tool, said push-pull rod can be coupled with at last one rotatable gripping member of the handle, and the hollow shaft and handle can be releasably connected to one another by means of a coupling mechanism. To create a coupling mechanism that is simple to operate, it is proposed with the invention that the coupling mechanism should be configured as a combined clamping and snap-on device.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2007Publication date: February 21, 2008Inventors: Uwe Renger, Martin Blocher, Uwe Bacher
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Patent number: D612047Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2007Date of Patent: March 16, 2010Assignee: Karl Storz GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Udo Nagele, Peter Eisenkolb, Uwe Renger
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Patent number: D614298Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2008Date of Patent: April 20, 2010Assignee: Karl Storz GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Charles H. Koh, Uwe Renger, Jochen Stefan
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Patent number: D614299Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2008Date of Patent: April 20, 2010Assignee: Karl Storz GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Charles H. Koh, Uwe Renger, Jochen Stefan
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Patent number: D617897Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2008Date of Patent: June 15, 2010Assignee: Karl Storz GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Charles H. Koh, Uwe Renger, Jochen Stefan
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Patent number: D617898Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2008Date of Patent: June 15, 2010Assignee: Karl Storz GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Charles H. Koh, Uwe Renger, Jochen Stefan
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Patent number: D617899Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2008Date of Patent: June 15, 2010Assignee: Karl Storz GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Charles H. Koh, Uwe Renger, Jochen Stefan
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Patent number: D621035Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2008Date of Patent: August 3, 2010Assignee: Karl Storz GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Charles H. Koh, Uwe Renger, Jochen Stefan