Karl Storz SE

Karl Storz SE & Co. KG, is a privately owned family enterprise specialising in the production and sale of medical instruments such as endoscopes and other surgical instruments. The company was founded in Tuttlingen by Dr. Karl Storz in 1945.[1][2] It is recognised as a global leader in human medical instruments in the field of minimally invasive surgery and rigid endoscopes used for examining body cavities.[3][4] It is also one of the top manufacturers in the industrial endoscopy sector.

After the death of founder Karl Storz in 1996, his daughter, Sybill Storz, took over the company’s management. At the beginning of 2019, leadership transitioned to her son, Karl-Christian Storz.

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