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Adapter for mechanically coupling a laser processing device to an object

US8425494B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims

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Assignee

Carl Zeiss Meditec AG · DE

Inventors

Dirk Muhlhoff · Jena, DE
Elke Ebert · Jena, DE
Karsten Festag · Jena, DE
Uwe Wolf · Magdala, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 16, 2004
Grant date	Apr 23, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 13, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61F2009/00872
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An adapter for mechanically coupling a laser processing device to an object. The adapter has a central region which can be moved into the beam path of the laser processing device and a peripheral region located outside the central region. The beam path extends up to the object along an optical axis. The adapter is fixable to the laser processing device on the one hand and provided so as to contact the object with its central region on the other hand. A fixture is provided at the peripheral region that allows the adapter to be releasably fixed to a receiving part of the laser processing device such that, upon application of a determined pulling force along the optical axis, the The fixture is removable from the receiving part.

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