Inventors:
Matthias Reif - Philadelphia PA, US
Thomas Wosnitza - Luneburg, DE
International Classification:
A61B 1/012
Abstract:
A surgical endoscope having a shaft tube that can be connected at its proximal end area to a flushing water inlet and in the distal end area, has at least one lateral opening and having an optic extending through the shaft tube, said optic being designed with a smaller cross-section than the internal cross-section of the shaft tube, and through said optic an image guide extends along the length thereof, where a suction tube is arranged in the free internal cross-section of the shaft tube next to the optic, the suction opening of said suction tube being arranged distally in front of the shaft tube, said suction tube also being proximally connected to a suction device, and where in the distal end region of the shaft tube a locking element, locking the remaining free internal cross-section, thereof is disposed.