CompanyHistory
Future and Tradition
Product Range
Vision
Pillars of endoscopy
Training and logistics center
History 1977 - 1992
1977
Development of a new high-frequency unit for use in surgery at the Federal Armed Forces University in Munich is commissioned.
Development of a new high-frequency unit for use in surgery at the Federal Armed Forces University in Munich is commissioned.
The beginnings of functional endoscopic sinus surgery.
1985
The medical faculty of the University of Marburg bestows an honorary doctorate on Karl Storz.
1985
Introduction of the new HF surgical unit AUTOCON TUR.
Introduction of the new HF surgical unit AUTOCON TUR.
1987
The first laparoscopic removal of a gall bladder marks the beginning of minimally invasive surgery.
1989
The first 3-Chip-Camera produces endoscopic images of unprecedented brilliance.
The first 3-Chip-Camera produces endoscopic images of unprecedented brilliance.
1989
KARL STORZ Endovision is established.
1990
KARL STORZ Imaging at Goleta California is established.
