Endoscope and imaging device for an endoscope

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11406249
APP PUB NO 20190350442A1
SERIAL NO

16400357

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An endoscope includes a shaft having a distal end, an optical imaging device at the distal end of the shaft for producing a real image of an object observed by means of the endoscope and at least one of an image transfer device for transmitting the real image and an image sensor for capturing the real image. The imaging device has curved light-refracting interfaces, which are tilted in relation to one another.

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UNIVERSITAT STUTTGART70174 STUTTGART
KARL STORZ SE & CO KGDR -KARL-STORZ-STR 34 78532 TUTTLINGEN 78532

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Göbel, Werner Tuttlingen, DE 6 7
Gießen, Harald Marnheim, DE 3 9
Häsler, Benjamin Tuttlingen, DE 3 7
Herkommer, Alois Stuttgart, DE 21 214
Irion, Klaus Tuttlingen, DE 25 1035
Thiele, Simon Stuttgart, DE 8 11

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