Optical instrument, in particular an endoscope, having an interchangeable head
First Claim
1. An optical instrument, comprising:
- a shaft having a distal end;
an interchangeable head detachably connected to said distal end of said shaft at a coupling point;
a first transmission system for transmission of illuminating power in distal direction, said first transmission system being arranged partially in said shaft and partially in said interchangeable head and passing through said coupling point;
a second transmission system for transmission of image information in proximal direction, said second transmission system being arranged partially in said shaft and partially in said interchangeable head and passing through said coupling point;
at least one of said interchangeable head and said coupling point being designed in such a way that upon loosening of said interchangeable head image information of perceptively modified quality is transmitted by said second transmission system.
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Abstract
An optical instrument, in particular an endoscope, has a shaft and an interchangeable head. The interchangeable head is detachably connected to the distal end of the shaft at a coupling point. The instrument also has a first transmission system for distal transmission of illuminating power, and a second transmission system for proximal transmission of image information, the first transmission system and the second transmission system passing through the coupling point.
The interchangeable head and/or the coupling point are/is designed in such a way that upon loosening of the interchangeable head image information of perceptively modified quality is transmitted by the second transmission system.
Furthermore, a description is given of an optical instrument, in particular an endoscope, having a shaft and having an interchangeable head that is detachably connected to the distal end of the shaft at a coupling point, and having, furthermore, a first transmission system for distal transmission of illuminating power and having a second transmission system for proximal transmission of image information, the first transmission system and the second transmission system passing through the coupling point, wherein the second transmission system has at least one image pick-up that is arranged in the interchangeable head, and an electric signal line that leads from the image pick-up through the coupling point in the proximal direction.
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27 Claims
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1. An optical instrument, comprising:
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a shaft having a distal end;
an interchangeable head detachably connected to said distal end of said shaft at a coupling point;
a first transmission system for transmission of illuminating power in distal direction, said first transmission system being arranged partially in said shaft and partially in said interchangeable head and passing through said coupling point;
a second transmission system for transmission of image information in proximal direction, said second transmission system being arranged partially in said shaft and partially in said interchangeable head and passing through said coupling point;
at least one of said interchangeable head and said coupling point being designed in such a way that upon loosening of said interchangeable head image information of perceptively modified quality is transmitted by said second transmission system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An optical instrument, comprising:
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a shaft having a distal end;
an interchangeable head detachably connected to said distal end of said shaft at a coupling point;
a first transmission system for transmission of illuminating power in distal direction, said first transmission system being arranged partially in said shaft and partially in said interchangeable head and passing through said coupling point;
a second transmission system for transmission of image information in proximal direction, said second transmission system being arranged partially in said shaft and partially in said interchangeable head and passing through said coupling point, wherein said second transmission system has an imaging optics, said imaging optics being arranged partially in said interchangeable head and partially in said shaft;
at least one of said interchangeable head and said coupling point being designed in such a way that upon loosening of said interchangeable head image information of perceptively modified quality is transmitted by said second transmission system.
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18. An optical instrument, comprising:
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a shaft having a distal end;
an interchangeable head detachably connected to said distal end of said shaft at a coupling point;
a first transmission system for transmission of illuminating power in distal direction, said first transmission system being arranged partially in said shaft and partially in said interchangeable head and passing through said coupling point;
a second transmission system for transmission of image information in proximal direction, said second transmission system being arranged partially in said shaft and partially in said interchangeable head and passing through said coupling point;
wherein said second transmission system has at least one image pick-up that is arranged in said interchangeable head, and an electric signal line that leads from said image pick-up through said coupling point in proximal direction. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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