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Karl Storz SE Tympanostomy Tube EP4051196A1

The European Patent Office published patent application EP4051196A1 for a tympanostomy tube filed by Karl Storz SE & Co. KG. The inventors are John Vaughan, Olive O'Driscoll, and Carol Grimes. The patent was published on April 15, 2026, and covers the designated states including AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, and TR. IPC classifications include A61F 11/00 and A61F 9/007.

Medical Imaging Device Spectral Analysis Assessment System

The USPTO granted patent US12609195B2 to KARL STORZ SE & Co. KG for a medical imaging device system capable of spatial and spectral image analysis for diagnostic and therapeutic applications. The patent, with 15 claims, was filed on 2023-02-20 under application number 18839946. This grant confers enforceable intellectual property rights to the assignee in the United States.

USPTO Patent Grant US12582303B2 for Medical Scope

The USPTO has granted patent US12582303B2 to KARL STORZ Imaging, Inc. for a medical scope featuring a capacitive sensor unit. This innovation allows for control of camera functions and identification of medical procedures or users via sensors on the scope's handle.

Surgical instrument steering mechanism patent granted

The USPTO has granted a new patent (US12582493B2) for a surgical instrument steering mechanism developed by KARL STORZ SE & Co. KG. The patent covers a mechanism with two motorized drives designed to control the distal bending of surgical instruments. The filing date for this patent was July 25, 2022.

Medical stroboscope endoscopy system with rolling shutter image sensor

USPTO granted patent US12593970B2 to KARL STORZ Imaging, Inc. for a medical stroboscope endoscopy system utilizing rolling shutter image sensors with strobe light pulsing. The patent covers methods and devices for combining subset image data from adjacent rolling-shutter frames into enhanced video frames for endoscopic imaging applications.