History 1945 - today

History 1945 - 1960 Karl Storz establishes his company in Tuttlingen at the age of thirty-four. The company continued to expand in the years that followed. more

History 1961 - 1976 A further milestone is the introduction of the HOPKINS® rod lens system.  more

History 1977 - 1992 The first 3-Chip-Camera produces endoscopic images of unprecedented brilliance. more

History 1993 - 1999 The first integrated OR1™ operating room is introduced. Launch of digital documentation with AIDA – the first documentation and archiving system from KARL STORZ. more

History 2000 - today KARL STORZ launches the first mobile documentation system in the field of industrial endoscopy. Existing product lines are further enhanced. more