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Mounting adapter for securing a sterile cover on a microscope, microscope for use with an adapter of this type, and system having a microscope of this type and an adapter of this type

US12109002B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Digital Surgery Systems, Inc. · US

Inventors

Thomas Scholten · Tuttlingen, DE
Klaus-Dieter Steinhilper · Tuttlingen, DE
Marc Delle · Rottweil, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 26, 2019
Grant date	Oct 8, 2024
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 19, 2041

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG02B21/02
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A mounting adapter for detachably attaching a sterile cover to an objective of a microscope includes a passage for inserting the objective. A drape-lens or light-transparent disc is arranged in the passage such that it adopts an oblique angle to the longitudinal axis of the passage. The mounting adapter includes a latching device for an axially holding of the mounting adapter on the objective inserted into the passage. A positioning geometry causes a reproducible target angular positioning or target rotational alignment of the mounting adapter on the objective by its axial attachment to fulfil its positioning function independently and separately from the latching device.

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