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Surgical microscope with stand and method for configuring a stand

US11389265B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Carl Zeiss Meditec AG · DE

Inventors

Joachim Steffen · Lauchheim, DE
Daniel Kolster · Oberkochen, DE
Andre Mueller · Hilzingen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	May 8, 2020
Grant date	Jul 19, 2022
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 8, 2040

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04N23/57
WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A stand for a surgical microscope includes a digiscope and an imaging unit which are interconnected and mounted on an arm of the stand at a joint rotatably about an axis of rotation. The digiscope and the imaging unit are arranged on a bridge such that a fixed spatial relationship, in particular a distance larger than zero between the digiscope and the imaging unit during a relative movement between the digiscope and the patient is maintained. A method for configuring a stand with a bridge includes determining distances between eyes of a surgeon and the imaging unit, between the surgeon and an operating field, between the receptacle of the digiscope and the operating field, and between the imaging unit and the receptacle of the digiscope, and determining a length of the bridge to optimally set a distance from the surgeon to the patient and the imaging unit for the surgeon.

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