Patent ID: 11889981
Assignee: KARL STORZ SE & CO. KG
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 15:
16. An observation instrument comprising:
an instrument shaft having a distal end and a proximal end;
a support shaft at least sectionally axially slidably supported in the instrument shaft;
an optical arrangement extending at least in sections through the support shaft and supported by the support shaft, the optical arrangement comprising an optical component supported relative to the support shaft;
a support shaft biasing device, biasing the support shaft toward the distal end of the instrument shaft, the support shaft biasing device being arranged at a proximal position, adjacent to the proximal end of the instrument shaft, and acting on and adjusting the support shaft at the proximal position and not acting on and not adjusting the optical arrangement at the proximal position; and
an optical arrangement biasing device, biasing the optical arrangement toward the distal end of the instrument shaft relative to the support shaft.