Claims
- 1. A medical instrument having
- a tube-like element,
- an endoscope having a shaft,
- a camera module connected to said endoscope,
- a light pipe, and
- a guide provided on said tube-like element for receiving said shaft of said endoscope,
- wherein said endoscope is provided with at least two coupling elements extending in a direction of said bent off handle and into an inside of said handle, one of said at least two coupling elements is coupled to said light pipe, another of said at least two coupling elements is coupled to said camera module,
- and wherein said camera module is disposed inside of said handle.
- 2. The medical instrument of claim 1, wherein said tube-like element and said handle are provided with an opening each at its proximal ends through which opening said endoscope and said camera module can be introduced.
- 3. The medical instrument of claim 2, wherein said openings are configured in such a way that an assembly consisting of said endoscope and said camera module can be introduced from a proximal towards a distal end of the medical instrument.
- 4. The medical instrument of claim 3, wherein said endoscope and said camera module can be introduced via said openings separately, and can be coupled inside the instrument.
- 5. The medical instrument of claim 1, wherein said endoscope can be detachably locked on said instrument, and said camera module can be detachably connected to said coupling elements of said endoscope.
- 6. The medical instrument of claim 1, wherein an inner contour of said handle and an outer contour of said camera module are mutually adapted in such a way that said camera module, coupled with said endoscope, can be pulled off only in a longitudinal direction of said handle.
- 7. The medical instrument of claim 1, wherein said camera module comprises a movable bolt element that can be operated from an outside through an opening of said handle.
- 8. The medical instrument of claim 1, wherein said camera module is provided with a focusing device comprising a set-collar that can be actuated from an outside through an opening of said handle.
- 9. The medical instrument of claim 1, wherein said handle exhibits a substantially U-shaped cross-sectional profile, said U-shaped profile opens proximal and provides a proximal opening of said handle.
- 10. The medical instrument of claim 1, wherein said handle is provided with an opening at its proximal end and is provided with another opening at its outer terminal end.
- 11. The medical instrument of claim 1, wherein said handle is provided with a sterile cover.
Priority Claims (1)
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Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation of pending international application PCT/EP98/02079 filed on Apr. 9, 1998, which designated the United States.
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Continuations (1)
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PCTEP9802079 |
Apr 1998 |
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