Device for Guiding a Medical Flexible Shaft

The invention relates to a device for guiding a medical flexible shaft, in particular an endoscope shaft, to a body into which the shaft is to be inserted. The device includes a length-variable bridging device and a shaft receptacle connected to the bridging device for fixing the shaft to the bridgi...

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Hauptverfasser: Schlenk, Christopher, Dosch, Manuel, Fröhlich, Florian Alexander, Klodmann, Julian
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:The invention relates to a device for guiding a medical flexible shaft, in particular an endoscope shaft, to a body into which the shaft is to be inserted. The device includes a length-variable bridging device and a shaft receptacle connected to the bridging device for fixing the shaft to the bridging device. The bridging device prevents a vibration of the shaft at least at the bodily insertion orifice. The invention also relates to a medical endoscopy system comprising such a device. In addition, the invention relates to a medical endoscopy robot system including an endoscopy system of this kind. Lastly, the invention relates to a method for guiding a medical flexible shaft, in particular an endoscope shaft, to a receiving body. In accordance with the method the shaft tip is moved forwards and/or backwards to the receiving body.