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Surgical lamps and methods of illuminating a surgical site

US8294081B2 · kind B2 · utility

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17Claims

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Assignee

TRUMPF MEDIZIN SYSTEME GMBH + CO. KG · DE

Inventors

Rouven Rosenheimer · Munich, DE
Willibald Hiemer · Munich, DE
Martin Schenk · Graz, AT

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 12, 2008
Grant date	Oct 23, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 14, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF21W2131/205
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A surgical lamp includes a light source, a camera, at least one rotatable polarization filter, and a control device that controls the polarization filter according to the results of an evaluation of the image which is captured by the camera.

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