Surgical instrument

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10792117
APP PUB NO 20180206928A1
SERIAL NO

15874280

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A surgical instrument comprises a shaft, wherein a deflectable articulation section is formed at the shaft, a proximal handling portion at a proximal end of the shaft, a distal effector at a distal end of the shaft, and a deflection mechanism for controlling a bending state of the articulation section. The deflection mechanism comprises a first pull element for a deflection movement and a second pull element for a return movement. The first pull element and the second pull element are jointly pretensioned during the movement of the articulation section. An interface is provided where the instrument is demountable into a distal shaft assembly and a proximal handle piece, wherein the effector is controlled via an actuation mechanism that passes through the interface in a mounted state. The actuation mechanism comprises a push piece having a distal end that is coupled with the effector and a proximal end that is actuable by a pushing movement.

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KARL STORZ SE & CO KGDR -KARL-STORZ-STRASSE 34 TUTTLINGEN 78532

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Besse, Régis Le Perray-en-Yvelines, FR 15 58
Doll, Frank Tuttlingen, DE 47 1691
Kärcher, Daniel Tuttlingen, DE 21 19
Pfeffer, Marian Tuttlingen, DE 15 47
Thouément, Yann Les Essarts le Roi, FR 14 57

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