Patent ID: 9101265
Filing Date: 2015-08-11
Classification: A61B,G02B

Abstract:
1. An adapter device for coupling an endoscope with a medical appliance configured to generate light to illuminate an object, the adapter device comprising: an adapter body having a longitudinal axis, a blind hole on a side of the adapter body that faces the medical appliance, and a through-hole extending essentially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the adapter body through which light generated by the medical appliance can be transmitted; a fastening device for removably securing the adapter body to the medical appliance, said fastening device including a fastening screw-on sheath with an outer thread that can rotate with respect to the adapter body but can slide axially only within an interval that is restricted at least in a proximal direction; and a screw-nut that is screwed or is to be screwed onto a portion of the adapter body that is to face the medical appliance, to secure the fastening screw-on sheath on the adapter body; wherein on the side of the adapter body that faces the medical appliance a borehole is provided which is configured so that a convex device on the medical appliance engages in the recess to keep the adapter body form-locked in a predetermined angle position when the adapter body is secured to the medical appliance.