Patent · US Expired

Coupling for connecting a surgical microscope to a stand

US5383637A · kind A · utility

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9Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 7, 1993
Grant dateJan 24, 1995
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 7, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF16M2200/044
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The invention is directed to a coupling for connecting a surgical microscope to a stand. The coupling permits different base positions for the surgical microscope to be set and includes a conical bearing which is held together by a spring packet. An indexing pin of a latching device engages the conical bearing for fixing a selected base position.

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