Patent ID: 9466208
Filing Date: 2016-10-11
CPC Classification: A61B,G08C,H01H

Claim Text:
1. A device for identifying a collision in a medical instrument, the device comprising: a carrier module; a housing cladding module that is detachably connected to the carrier module at a connection site; a switching element that is arranged on the carrier module adjacent to an end of the carrier module at a distance from the connection site; and a portion of the housing cladding module positioned between the connection site and an end of the housing cladding module adjacent to the switching element, the portion of the housing cladding module having a spring-like flexible design configured to be pressed in a direction of the switching element during a collision with an object, wherein the device is configured to move from an open position to a closed position upon collision with the object, wherein the end of the housing cladding module adjacent to the switching element does not contact the switching element in the open position, and wherein the end of the housing cladding module adjacent to the switching element contacts the switching element in the closed position.