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Surgical microscope apparatus

US4878746A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 7, 1988
Grant dateNov 7, 1989
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Expiry dateApr 7, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B21/22
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A surgical microscope apparatus provided with a failure detecting device for conducting an initial examination and an ordinary examination of an illumination device and a failure detecting device for conducting the ordinary examination of an electric magnification and focusing device, in order to make it possible to self-examine what is defective and indicate the result when failure is caused. The failure of the illumination device is immediately indicated by the self examination of the failure detecting device when a power source is turned on for use.

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