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Fiber Optic Light Cables

Innovative Technology from KARL STORZ,
Bringing Light into Darkness for 60 Years
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Fiber Optic Light Cables

for Cold Light Fountains

Please note: Sterilization and Disinfection:

The high light concentration at the end of the The fiber optic light cables can be sterilized
light cable causes heat to be generated in the in the autoclave at 134 °C. Gas sterilization
focal point. The end of the light cable should and chemical disinfection are also possible.
never be placed on the patient’s drape or skin
as long as the cold light fountain is turned on,
since the light intensity could cause burns in the
patient or set the drape on fire.

The new 495 NCSC and 495 NAC cables have a safety lock to prevent accidental separation of the
light cable from the telescope. These are compatible with all endoscopes in the new telescope design
available from March 2012. Screw Base 495 G is required to connect all telescopes with the old design
and must be added to the order if the safety lock function should be implemented. 495 NCSC and 495
NAC are compatible with older telescopes without the lock function.

Recommended combination*

Light Cable Diameter Endoscope Diameter

4.8 – 5.0 mm 6.6 – 12.0 mm
3.0 – 3.5 mm 3.0 – 6.5 mm
495 NCSC Fiber Optic Light
Cable, safety lock 2.0 – 2.5 mm 0.8 – 2.9 mm
* Special endoscope may deviate

Adaptor for connecting KARL STORZ fiber optic light cables with endoscopes and light sources from
other manufacturers, see page 8
Fiber Optic Light Cables
Innovative Technology from KARL STORZ,
Bringing Light into Darkness for 60 Years

KARL STORZ offers a wide range of fiber optic light cables and adaptors that are designed to
meet the high levels of light required for minimally invasive surgery.

High-quality Components
KARL STORZ uses extremely heat-resistant materials in the endoscopic optic connectors.
Consequently, the light cables can easily be used with high-performance Xenon lamps. A
double reinforced silicone coating offers effective protection against damage or wear and tear
and prolongs the service life of the cables. High-quality glass fibers, manufactured according
to the most stringent quality requirements, provide excellent light transmission. This prevents
shadow formation and loss of light in procedures that require high light intensity, such as
cruciate ligament reconstruction in arthroscopy or bladder inspection in urology. The powerful
KARL STORZ cables also enable the use of telescopes with small diameters like those used in
ENT and Gynecology.

Heat-resistant materials – Robust silicone outer

for use with high-performance light sources such as XENON 300 SCB coating prolongs the
or POWER LED 175 service life of the cables

Click locking mechanism

Stainless steel inner
for enhanced safety during
coating offers additional
a procedure requiring an
protection
endoscope

Robust, yet flexible glass

Double reinforcement in
fibers for first-class light
sections under heavy load
transmission
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Fiber Optic Light Cables

for Cold Light Fountains

Fiber Optic Light Cable with Straight Connector

495 NE Fiber Optic Light Cable, dia. 4.8 mm, length 300 cm

495 NCS Fiber Optic Light Cable, extremely heat-resistant,

diameter 4.8 mm, length 250 cm
495 NCSC Fiber Optic Light Cable, extremely heat-resistant,
with safety locking device, dia. 4.8 mm, length 250 cm

495 NB Fiber Optic Light Cable, dia. 4.8 mm, length 180 cm

495 ND Fiber Optic Light Cable, dia. 3.5 mm, length 300 cm

495 NA Fiber Optic Light Cable, dia. 3.5 mm, length 230 cm

495 NAC Fiber Optic Light Cable, extremely heat-resistant,

495 NCSC with safety locking device, dia. 3.5 mm, length 230 cm

495 NL Fiber Optic Light Cable, dia. 3.5 mm, length 180 cm

495 NTA Fiber Optic Light Cable, dia. 2.5 mm, length 230 cm

495 NT Fiber Optic Light Cable, dia. 2.5 mm, length 180 cm

495 TIP Fiber Optic Light Cable, highly heat resistant,

diameter 4.8 mm, length 300 cm,
for use with TIPCAM®

Fiber Optic Light Cable with 90° Deflection to the Light Source

495 NWL Fiber Optic Light Cable, with 90° deflection

to the cold light fountain on the fountain side,
diameter 3.5 mm, length 300 cm

495 NWMS Fiber Optic Light Cable, with 90° deflection to the
cold light fountain, diameter 3.5 mm, length 230 cm

495 NW Fiber Optic Light Cable, with 90° deflection

to the cold light fountain on the fountain side,
diameter 3.5 mm, length 230 cm

495 NTXS Fiber Optic Light Cable, with 90° deflection to the
cold light fountain, diameter 2.5 mm, length 230 cm
495 NWL
495 NTW Fiber Optic Light Cable, with 90° deflection
to the cold light fountain on the fountain side,
diameter 2.5 mm, length 180 cm

Adaptor for connecting KARL STORZ fiber optic light cables with endoscopes and light sources from
other manufacturers, see page 8
Fiber Optic Light Cables
for Cold Light Fountains

Fiber Optic Light Cable with Straight Connector

495 BD Fiber Optic Light Cable, diameter 4.8 mm,

length 180 cm, for double incidental light radiation in
495 AD/BD film and TV and when used as demonstration devices

495 AD Fiber Optic Light Cable, diameter 3.5 mm,

length 180 cm, for double incidental light radiation in
film and TV and when used as demonstration devices

495 UD Fiber Optic Light Cable, 2x dia. 3.5 mm,

length 180 cm, for simultaneous light transmission for
495 UD 2 instruments

495 DC Fiber Optic Light Cable, diameter 3.5 mm,

length 320 cm, for use with DCI® Camera Heads
20 2620 30, 20 2621 30, 22 2600 31-3 and 22 2601 31-3
495 DC/DV

495 DV Fiber Optic Light Cable, diameter 2.5 mm, length

320 cm, for use with DCI® Camera Heads 20 2620 30,
20 2621 31, 22 2600 31‑3 and 22 2601 31-3

The given diameter is the diameter of the built-in glass fibers on the
instrument side.

Fiber Optic Light Cable for Headlights

495 NAS Fiber Optic Light Cable, dia. 3.5 mm, length 230 cm

495 NTAS Fiber Optic Light Cable, dia. 2.5 mm, length 230 cm

495 NAS

Adaptor for connecting KARL STORZ fiber optic light cables with endoscopes and light sources from
other manufacturers, see page 8
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Fiber Optic Light Cables

for Cold Light Fountains

Fiber Optic Light Cable with 90° Deflection to the Instrument

495 NVC Fiber Optic Light Cable, with 90° deflection to

the instrument, very narrow radius of curvature,
diameter 4.8 mm, length 300 cm

495 NVL Fiber Optic Light Cable, with 90° deflection to the
instrument, diameter 3.5 mm, length 300 cm
495 NV/NVL 495 NVC
495 NV Fiber Optic Light Cable, with 90° deflection to the
instrument, diameter 3.5 mm, length 230 cm

Light Adaptor, angled 90°

495 EW Light Adaptor, angled 90°, diameter 4.8 mm, free

rotatable, to connect with standard telescopes
495 EW

New, Tightly Angled Light Cable 495 NVC

The new Fiber Optic Light Cable 495 NVC has a 90° deflection to the instrument and a very narrow
radius of curvature. This space-saving feature makes it easier for the physician to handle the light
cable at the endoscope and considerably enhances light management. Furthermore, a newly
designed connector on the instrument side ensures that the light cable is securely attached to the
endoscope.
The Fiber Optic Light Cable 495 NVC replaces the combination of the Light Adaptor 495 EW with
the light cables of the 495 series.

Adaptor for connecting KARL STORZ fiber optic light cables with endoscopes and light sources from
other manufacturers, see page 8
Adaptors
for Light Sources and Light Cables
HOPKINS® Telescopes with Adaptor Light Cable
universal connector for light cables 495 G KARL STORZ
495 GO Olympus/Winter & Ibe
Olympus/Winter & Ibe
with attached lens
495 F Wolf
Fix mounted ACMI
Zimmer

I = Instrument KARL STORZ

CF = Cold Light
Other
Fountain Cold Light Former Current
Manufacturers Light Cable Special Applications
LC = Light Fountain Instrument Instrument
Cable
I 495 W – – –
ACMI connector to
ACMI CF 495 PA – – – ACMI connector 495 Y
LC – 495 C – –
Downs CF 495 PA – – –
Dyonics CF 495 Q – – –
Effner CF 495 Q – – –
Fuji CF 495 FU – – –
LC – 495 C – –
KLI
CF 495 PA – – –
Machida CF 495 SM – – –
CF 495 SON – – – Olympus Techno Fountain
for KARL STORZ Cable
81495 OT, Olympus Light
Olympus Cable for KARL STORZ
LC – 495 D – – Techno Fountain
81450/81495 OL

CF 495 T – – –
Pentax
LC – 495 D – –
CF 495 Q – – –
HSW
LC – 495 E 495 N 495 N
I 495 ST – – –
CF 495 PA – – –
I 495 X – – –
Richard Wolf CF 495 Q – – –
LC – 495 E 495 M –

495 S:
CF 495 S – – – The use of KARL STORZ
fiberscopes with integrated
Olympus/ fiber optic light cable and
KARL STORZ light cables
Winter & Ibe with non-graduated distal
LC with connection (diameter 7 mm)
– – 495 GO 495 GO requires an additional adaptor
attached lens 495 PWS to adaptor 495 S.
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Adaptor Series
for HALOGEN and XENON Light Sources

487 A Adaptor, for KARL STORZ light sources in

combination with ACMI light cable
487 M Adaptor, for KARL STORZ light sources in
combination with Machida light cable
487 O Adaptor, for KARL STORZ light sources in
combination with Olympus light cable
487 VE Adaptor, for KARL STORZ light sources in
combination with KARL STORZ video endoscopes
or Olympus OES flexible endoscopes
487 P Adaptor, for KARL STORZ light sources in
combination with Pilling light cable
487 U Adaptor, for KARL STORZ light sources in
combination with KARL STORZ, Wolf, Dyonics,
ACMI, Pilling, V. Müller, Stryker light cable
487 UO Adaptor, for KARL STORZ light sources in
combination with KARL STORZ, Wolf, Dyonics,
ACMI, Olympus, V. Müller, Stryker light cable
487 W Adaptor, for KARL STORZ light sources in
combination with Wolf light cable
487 WI Adaptor, for KARL STORZ light sources in
combination with Winter-IBE light cable
487 Z Adaptor, for KARL STORZ light sources in
combination with Zeiss light cable
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SCB
300
175
75 S
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5 SC

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OVA ®
0

100

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C SC

C/AF
A 15
N 25

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N 10
OVA

N 17

ON N
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ON N
NOV

ON 3

GHT

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POW

XEN

XEN

XEN
XEN

D-LI

D-LI
D-LI
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HAL

LED

LED

487 A l – – – – l l l l – – –

487 M l – – – – l l l l – – –

487 O l – – – – l l l l – – –

487 VE l – – – – – – – – l l l

487 P l – – – – l l l l – – –

487 U l – – – – l l l l – – –

487 UO l – – – – l l l l – – –

487 W l – – – – l l l l – – –

487 WI l – – – – l l l l – – –

487 Z l – – – – l l l l – – –

Adaptor for connecting KARL STORZ fiber optic light cables with endoscopes and light sources from
other manufacturers, see page 8
Fluid Light Cables
for Cold Light Fountains

495 FO Fluid Light Cable, diameter 3 mm, length 180 cm

495 FP Fluid Light Cable, diameter 3 mm, length 250 cm
495 FQ Fluid Light Cable, diameter 5 mm, length 180 cm
495 FR Fluid Light Cable, diameter 5 mm, length 250 cm
495 FS Fluid Light Cable, dia. 2 mm, length 220 cm

In fluid light cables, light is not transmitted via glass fibers, but through a special fluid inside
the light cable. Fluid light cables are stiffer than fiber optic light cables, and also should not
be bent too much. However, the light transmitted in them is more intensive than when using
fiber optic light cables of comparable diameters. Fluid light cables are therefore preferred
for photodynamic diagnosis (PDD) in conjunction with KARL STORZ light sources from the
D-LIGHT series.

Please note:
The high light concentration at the end of the light cable causes heat to be generated in the
focal point. The end of the light cable should never be placed on the patient’s drape or skin as
long as the cold light fountain is turned on, since the light intensity could cause burns in the
patient or set the drape on fire.

Sterilization and Disinfection:

Fluid light cables can be disinfected in solutions and can also be gas-sterilized.
Steam sterilization destroys the fluid light cable.

Recommended combination: Light cable with endoscope*

Diameter Fluid Light Cable Diameter Endoscope

5 mm 10 mm
3 mm 5.0 – 9.9 mm
2 mm 2.9 – 4.9 mm

*Special endoscopes may deviate.

Adaptor for connecting KARL STORZ fiber optic light cables with endoscopes and light sources from
other manufacturers see page 8
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Notes

It is recommended to check the suitability of the product for the intended procedure prior to use.

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