Microscopy system and method

US7190513B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Carl Zeiss AG · DE

Inventors

• Andreas Obrebski · Mülheim an der Ruhr, DE
• Christoph Hauger · Aalen, DE
• Michael Haisch · Aalen, DE
• Fritz Straehle · Heubach, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 3, 2004
• Grant date: Mar 13, 2007
• Expiry date: Oct 28, 2024

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61B2090/3983
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A microscopy system and method provides functionalities for a user which are controllable by the user by displacing a body portion of the user. The functionalities comprise displacing a portion of a support mounting the microscopy optics and adjusting a stereo base for generating stereoscopic representations of an object.