Jointed portion of a shaft for an endoscopic instrument

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PATENT NO 9770161
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13208968

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An endoscopic instrument, in particular an endoscope, with a jointed portion of a shaft for connecting a distal part of the shaft with a proximal part of the shaft in a way to be angulated. For this purpose, the distal shaft part is connected with the proximal shaft part by two rigid jointed bars of different lengths, wherein each of the rigid jointed bars attaches with a joint on the distal shaft part and a joint on the proximal shaft part.

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KARL STORZ SE & CO KG78532 TUTTLINGEN

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Blase, Bastian Berlin, DE 7 569

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