Instrument with self-unlocking adjustment wheel

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8808168
APP PUB NO 20110088498A1
SERIAL NO

12708607

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An instrument comprises a headpiece at a proximal end, a shaft connected to said headpiece, said shaft can be deflected at least in a distal end area thereof. A deflection mechanism is provided for deflecting said shaft. Said deflection mechanism has control wires and a control element for controlling a deflection movement of said deflection mechanism. A lock is provided for locking said deflection mechanism. Said lock has a catch mechanism connected to said control element in such a way that said catch mechanism, without actuation, is automatically forced into a locking position and a movement of said control element first opens said catch mechanism and only then permits a deflection of said shaft. A release of said control element in any position of said deflection mechanism causes an enforced locking by said catch mechanism in said position.

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STORZ ENDOSKOP PRODUKTIONS GMBH78532 TUTTLINGEN

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Ettwein, Pierre Schaffhausen, CH 3 17
Fuellemann, Rolf Andelfingen, CH 1 9
Jaeggli, Marcel Winterthur, CH 1 16
Klumpp, Martin Tuttlingen, DE 7 413

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