Video endoscope with a rotatable coupling point

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PATENT NO 12167830
APP PUB NO 20230108695A1
SERIAL NO

18077195

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A video endoscope that includes a handle with a housing and an interface portion rotatably mounted relative to the housing, and an elongate shaft with one or more electronic image sensors, wherein a proximal end section of the shaft is detachably connected to the interface portion of the handle, where the interface portion includes a first connector element electrically connected to an electric transmission element of the interface portion and the shaft includes a second connector element electrically connected to the one or more electronic image sensors, the first and second connector elements co-operating to form a detachable electrical connection, and where the handle includes an electrical connection assembly arranged at an exterior of the interface portion forming an electrical connection to at least one stationary electric and/or electronic component of the handle in a multiplicity of rotational positions of the interface portion relative to the housing.

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KARL STORZ SE & CO KG78532 TUTTLINGEN

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Heni, Andreas Tuttlingen, DE 34 118
Kupferschmid, Markus Tuttlingen, DE 39 329
Natusch, Lawrence Tuttlingen, DE 6 12
Ulmschneider, Daniel Tuttlingen, DE 23 59

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