Speciality
Anaesthesia
Cameras, Light Sources and Documentation
Cardiovascular
ENT
Gastroenterology
Gynaecology
Laparoscopy
Integrated Theatres OR1
Microscopy
Neuro-Endoscopy
Notes & Associated Procedures
Oral and Maxillofacial
Paediatrics
Plastic Surgery
Proctology
Thoracic Surgery
Units
Urology
Anaesthesia |
For difficult intubation and anesthetic bronchoscopy, intubation fiberscopes are available that are ideally suited to the individual patient. Especially for the complex field of unexpectedly difficult intubation and emergency medicine, the sets and endoscopes developed by KARL STORZ are an invaluable aid. |
Cameras, Light Sources and Documentation |
Possible therapies can only be discussed efficiently if findings are objectively documented. The fact that this is now routine is thanks to KARL STORZ. Nowadays scientific progress is inconceivable without a fast and comprehensive flow of information about diagnostic findings. KARL STORZ has developed technologies to make diagnostic results immediately available to everyone involved in the treatment process. As for the essential aspect of illumination, KARL STORZ offers an unequalled, breadth of choice – ranging from the high-intensity xenon light source to the mobile battery light source – which covers the entire spectrum of conceivable applications. |
Cardiovascular |
KARL STORZ offers you a unique range of reusable instruments and devices for all areas of minimally invasive cardiac and vascular surgery. |
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ENT |
At KARL STORZ the otorhinolaryngology branch of medicine, a broad field rich in tradition, comprises rigid endoscopes spanning the entire spectrum of lengths, diameters and directions of view, flexible fiberscopes and close on 6,000 different instruments. We also offer, among other things, an extensive product range for skull base surgery, pituitary gland surgery and otoneurosurgery, which likewise includes a large number of flexible and rigid endoscopes as well as instruments for advanced operating techniques in this field. From basic equipment for the ENT practice through complete sets of endoscopic and surgical instruments up to the high-technology system for video-assisted endoscopy and autofluorescence, the medical practitioner is now provided with an entire range of endoscopes and instruments from one manufacturer. These perfectly matched endoscopes, instruments and appliances are of unsurpassed quality. |
Gastroenterology |
The range of products available for gastroenterology includes videoscopes, processors and light sources for the entire field, including accessories for flexible endoscopes. From basic equipment for the gastroenterology practice through special videoscopes for the clinic and on to the high-tech system for image documentation with link-up to a Hospital Information System (HIS), the physician can obtain everything from a single source: endoscopes, accessories and devices of outstanding quality, all perfectly coordinated with one another. |
Gynaecology |
Hysteroscopy in the diagnosis and therapy of intrauterine disorders is now standard procedure in clinics and, to an increasing extent, in private practices. Thanks to the miniaturization of the operating instruments, conventional invasive surgery can be performed more efficiently and with a minimum of trauma. KARL STORZ has played a major role in this development and offers hysteroscopes, amnioscopes and fetoscopes of various diameters for diagnosis and surgery. Along with "classic" gynecological endoscopes, the product range of KARL STORZ also includes endoscopes and other instruments for new methods such as transvaginal endoscopy (TVE) and falloposcopy. Increasing significance is also being attached to the field of pelvic surgery. The laparoscopic enucleation of myomas and supracervical hysterectomy using the Morcellator are now as firmly established as are standard laparoscopic applications. |
Laparoscopy |
Laparoscopy, the inspection of the abdominal cavity with a rigid endoscope, has long been used in medicine to view abdominal and pelvic organs.
KARL STORZ was quick to realize the significance of laparoscopy. Over a period of decades the company developed a comprehensive and extremely sophisticated range of endoscopes and instruments in the fields of internal medicine, general surgery, urology, gynecology and pediatric surgery. |
Integrated Theatres OR1 |
KARL STORZ was pioneering the development of OR integration in the 1990s when minimally invasive surgery triumphantly proceeded to the modern surgery today. With the enhancement of OR techniques the requirements within the OR surrounding increased. More and more devices, new and complex technologies entered the OR. The device control was driven locally and ineffective. Visualization and access to important data could only be managed in a limited way. The workplace and surrounding areas were inherently inefficient and ergonomically challenging. |
Microscopy |
In addition to using the KARL STORZ camera systems with endoscopes, it is possible to connect all KARL STORZ cameras to surgical microscopes and colposcopes. The adaptation requires a standardized C-MOUNT connection on the specific optical system. This connection can be made either directly via the standardized C-MOUNT connection or indirectly via quick-adaptors. Direct Adaptation: A direct connection between the camera and the microscope has the advantage that special adaptor systems are no longer necessary. The direct C-MOUNT connection is safe, stable, and does not reduce quality. Such a connection can be made, for example, with
Indirect Adaptation: An indirect adaptation between the KARL STORZ camera systems and an operating microscope or colposcope with C-MOUNT connection, may be accomplished with special quick-adaptors. These quick-adaptors ensure the connection between the standardized endoscope coupling and the C-MOUNT of the optical system. The advantage of this solution is that the camera can be plugged directly into the optical system with the endoscope coupling, without time-consuming threading action. Such a quick adaptation is possible with all KARL STORZ cameras with endoscope coupling. |
Neuro-Endoscopy |
Minimally invasive technologies are opening up new opportunities in neurosurgery, especially in the diagnosis and therapy of intracranial defects.
Depending on the requirements of the operation, either rigid or flexible endoscopes are used in intracranial surgery. With endoscopes of differing viewing angles of 0°, 30°, 70° an 120°, the neurosurgeon can see into the brain to an extent that was not previously possible with a microscope and can carry out more extensive surgery.
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Notes & Associated Procedures |
NOTES. In the synergistic fields of surgery and gastroenterology, research is constantly striving to create better therapy options, so that patients can be treated even more gently and effectively. Through close cooperation with initiatives all over the world, KARL STORZ supports the scientific research of these improvement potentials and ensures the implementation of innovative technical solutions. |
Oral and Maxillofacial |
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery is a new field in which endoscopy has become established and is rapidly growing in importance. The instruments developed by KARL STORZ already permit a whole range of endoscopic, minimally invasive operations, such as:
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Paediatrics |
The special anatomical and pathological conditions in children require specific, sophisticated instruments – children are not just small adults. The product range specially developed by KARL STORZ for this patient group comprises the fields of neuroendoscopy, ear, nose, throat, anesthesia and emergency medical care, thoracic surgery, gastroenterology, laparoscopy in surgery, gynecology and urology, urology and proctology. |
Plastic Surgery |
Endoscopic operative techniques are an integral part of plastic and reconstructive surgery today. Minimally invasive techniques are now used in practically all fields of plastic surgery.
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Proctology |
Rectoscopy and proctoscopy are well-established methods in the diagnosis and therapy of rectal disorders. Combination with video endoscopy provides clear diagnostic documentation and allows even complex minimally invasive techniques such as transanal rectal surgery. |
Thoracic Surgery |
The range of products on offer for thoracic endoscopy comprises endoscopes, instruments and devices for thoracoscopy, mediastinoscopy, diverticuloscopy, esophagoscopy and various methods of bronchoscopy, including techniques for the early detection of pulmonary tumors using autofluorescence.
Thoracoscopy was originally used for diagnosing pleural disorders only. However, thanks to improvements in the instrumentation since then, the procedure has evolved from diagnostic examinations to include minimally invasive interventions in the thorax region. Bronchoscopic examination of the airways can be carried out using either rigid or flexible instruments. Rigid bronchoscopy is the method of choice for most interventions. Flexible bronchoscopy is mainly employed for diagnostics. |
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Units |
KARL STORZ, one of the world's leading companies in the field of development and manufacture of surgical and medical instruments and devices, has been a hotbed for a multitude of innovative ideas in the equipment sector over the past 60 years. What makes KARL STORZ devices stand out in particular is, besides the standardized and modular design, their precision and long-life mechanics, state-of-the-art microelectronic program-controlled control engineering, and production processes that are certified and devised according to the stringent requirements of the quality assurance standards ISO 9001/EN46001. The KARL STORZ portfolio of devices comprises:
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Urology |
Urology today would be unthinkable without the diagnostic and therapeutic methods of modern endoscopy. Cystoscopy, transurethral prostate resection (TURP) and urethrotomy are now a matter of routine and are undergoing continual improvement made possible by new technologies. Working elements for the operation of laser probes, rigid and flexible instruments for interventions in the ureter or for conservative nephrolithotomy, as well as instrument sets for laparoscopy and pediatric urology complete the range of essential endourological products. KARL STORZ can also supply you with high-frequency surgical units and devices for lithotripsy in the bladder, ureter and kidney. |