Adapter for endoscopy
First Claim
1. An adapter for the releasable and relockable coupling of an endoscope with a camera head, comprising:
- an inner wall, an outer wall, a connecting wall, and a coupling wall,wherein the inner wall encloses a clearance,wherein the outer wall surrounds the inner wall with at least a lateral separation to the inner wall so that a second clearance results between the inner wall and the outer wall,wherein the outer wall is connected with the inner wall via the connecting wall extending between the inner wall and the outer wall at or in an area of their first axial ends,wherein the coupling wall confines the clearance enclosed by the inner wall at or near a second axial end of the inner wall,wherein the clearance that is enclosed by the inner wall is open at a first axial side that is situated opposite the second axial end of the inner wall and the second clearance is open on a second axial side that is situated opposite the first axial end,wherein one of the clearances is designed for releasable and relockable coupling with at least a portion of a distal camera head end, andwherein the other of the clearances is designed for releasable and relockable coupling with at least a portion of a proximal endoscope end.
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Abstract
An adapter for the releasable and relockable coupling of an endoscope with a camera head has an inner wall and an outer wall that are connected with one another via a connecting wall extending between the inner wall and outer wall at or near their first axial ends, and which inner wall and outer wall are arranged with at least a lateral separation from one another, so that an open clearance results between the inner wall and outer wall on a second axial side that is situated opposite the first axial ends. Furthermore, the adapter comprises a coupling wall that seals a clearance enclosed by the inner wall at or near a second axial end of the inner wall, such that the clearance that is enclosed by the inner wall is open at a first axial side that is situated opposite the second axial end of the inner wall.
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15 Claims
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1. An adapter for the releasable and relockable coupling of an endoscope with a camera head, comprising:
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an inner wall, an outer wall, a connecting wall, and a coupling wall, wherein the inner wall encloses a clearance, wherein the outer wall surrounds the inner wall with at least a lateral separation to the inner wall so that a second clearance results between the inner wall and the outer wall, wherein the outer wall is connected with the inner wall via the connecting wall extending between the inner wall and the outer wall at or in an area of their first axial ends, wherein the coupling wall confines the clearance enclosed by the inner wall at or near a second axial end of the inner wall, wherein the clearance that is enclosed by the inner wall is open at a first axial side that is situated opposite the second axial end of the inner wall and the second clearance is open on a second axial side that is situated opposite the first axial end, wherein one of the clearances is designed for releasable and relockable coupling with at least a portion of a distal camera head end, and wherein the other of the clearances is designed for releasable and relockable coupling with at least a portion of a proximal endoscope end. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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