Lithotriptor
First Claim
1. A lithotriptor comprising:
- a catch basket formed by a plurality of outwardly curved catch strings and having a catch basket foot and a catch basket top and respective joints fixing the catch strings to each other at said catch basket foot and said catch basket top;
a pull string connected to the catch basket strings at the catch basket foot, said pull string comprising a plurality of pull wires;
a casing means for slidably mounting the pull string;
means connected to said pull string for extending and retracting the catch basket, wherein the pull string comprises a wire rope having a plurality of strands twisted together to form said wire rope, each of said strands comprising a plurality of wires twisted together, the number of strands of said wire rope corresponding to at least the number of catch strings of the catch basket, whereby the catch strings are formed by deformed rope strands of the wire rope running continuously from the wire rope to the top of the catch basket, wherein the rope strands of the wire rope are unwound and run parallel to each other along a section between a first sleeve receiving the wire rope and a second sleeve receiving the joint at the foot of the catch basket.
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Abstract
Lithotriptor with a catch basket which is formed by a plurality of outwardly curved catch strings made of wire material and which comprises a catch basket foot and a catch basket top to which the catch strings are fixed to each other, the catch strings being connected at the catch basket foot to a pull string which consists of a plurality of pull wires and which is guided in a casing, the pull string being slidably arranged in the casing by means of a pull mechanism for introducing and retracting the catch basket. For achieving a large load transmission the pull string is formed by a wire rope being stranded at least twice, the number of strands of which corresponds to at least the number of catch strings of the catch basket, wherein the catch strings are formed by deformed rope strands of the wire rope which continuously run from the wire rope up to the top of the catch basket.
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12 Claims
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1. A lithotriptor comprising:
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a catch basket formed by a plurality of outwardly curved catch strings and having a catch basket foot and a catch basket top and respective joints fixing the catch strings to each other at said catch basket foot and said catch basket top; a pull string connected to the catch basket strings at the catch basket foot, said pull string comprising a plurality of pull wires; a casing means for slidably mounting the pull string; means connected to said pull string for extending and retracting the catch basket, wherein the pull string comprises a wire rope having a plurality of strands twisted together to form said wire rope, each of said strands comprising a plurality of wires twisted together, the number of strands of said wire rope corresponding to at least the number of catch strings of the catch basket, whereby the catch strings are formed by deformed rope strands of the wire rope running continuously from the wire rope to the top of the catch basket, wherein the rope strands of the wire rope are unwound and run parallel to each other along a section between a first sleeve receiving the wire rope and a second sleeve receiving the joint at the foot of the catch basket. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A lithotriptor comprising:
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a catch basket formed by a plurality of outwardly curved catch strings and having a catch basket foot and a catch basket top and respective joints fixing the catch strings to each other at said catch basket foot and said catch basket top; a pull string connected to the catch basket strings at the catch basket foot, said pull string comprising a plurality of pull wires; a casing means for slidably mounting the pull string; means connected to said pull string for extending and retracting the catch basket, wherein the pull string comprises a wire rope having a plurality of strands twisted together to form said wire rope, each of said strands comprising a plurality of wires twisted together, the number of strands of said wire rope corresponding to at least the number of catch strings of the catch basket, whereby the catch strings are formed by deformed rope strands of the wire rope running continuously from the wire rope to the top of the catch basket, wherein the means for extending and retracting has a base and a rear end and further includes a clamping means for clamping the pull string at its proximal end, wherein the clamping means comprises a chuck arranged coaxially to the pull string at the rear end of the means for extending and retracting the chuck having at its base a central opening for the pull string, wherein the means for extending and retracting includes a hollow pull rod slidably arranged in a handle and projecting out of the handle, said pull string passing through said hollow pull rod and through said central opening into the chuck, the chuck being secured to the pull rod, said pull rod having an outside thread section at the portion thereof projecting out of the handle, and an adjusting screw nut supported at the handle and engaging the outside thread portion of the screw nut; and
further comprising;a conical pinion rotatably coupled to said screw nut; a conical gear wheel rotatingly engaging the conical pinion; and an operation handle means for rotating the conical gear wheel, thereby rotating said conical pinion, thereby adjusting said screw nut, thereby slidingly displacing the pull rod and the pull string with respect to the handle. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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11. A lithotriptor comprising:
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a catch basket formed by a plurality of outwardly curved catch strings and having a catch basket foot and a catch basket top and respective joints fixing the catch strings to each other at said catch basket foot and said catch basket top; a pull string connected to the catch basket strings at the catch basket foot, said pull string comprising a plurality of pull wires; a casing means for slidably mounting the pull string; means connected to said pull string for extending and retracting the catch basket, wherein the pull string comprises a wire rope having a plurality of strands twisted together to form said wire rope, each of said strands comprising a plurality of wires twisted together, the number of strands of said wire rope corresponding to at least the number of catch strings of the catch basket, whereby the catch strings are formed by deformed rope strands of the wire rope running continuously from the wire rope to the top of the catch basket, wherein the rope strands of the wire rope are unwound and run parallel to each other along a section between a first fixing point fixing the rope strands together and a second fixing point fixing the rope strands together at the joint at the foot of the catch basket. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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