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Endoscope, in particular an arthroscope

  • US 5,184,602 A
  • Filed: 11/21/1990
  • Issued: 02/09/1993
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/18/1988
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An endoscope, in particular an arthroscope, having an open front end, comprising:

  • an essentially cylindrical shaft containing an optical means for conveying optical images and optical fibers, an optical axis of the optical means coinciding with a longitudinal axis of the shaft, the optical fibers being arranged concentrically about the optical means;

    wherein the optical fibers include a connecting piece disposed radially relative to the longitudinal axis of the shaft and by which the optical fibers are connected to a fiber-optic cable which leads to a light source, a direction of viewing at an end nearer an object being viewed is inclined to the longitudinal axis, andwherein at least an end of the optical means nearer the object is arranged to rotate with respect to the connecting piece, the connecting piece not rotating when the optical means is rotated.

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