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Microscope having a microscope body and a stand formed by a plurality of components to provide a supporting function or to enable positioning of the microscope in the room

US8456739B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 16, 2010
Grant dateJun 4, 2013
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Expiry dateJun 6, 2031

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B27/0994
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The present invention relates to a microscope (1), preferably a dental microscope, including a microscope body (15) and a stand (2) formed by a plurality of components to provide a supporting function or to enable positioning of the microscope (1) in the room (11), the microscope body (15) and the stand (2) having cavities (16) therein. It is a feature of the present invention that at least one cavity (16) of the microscope body (15) and/or the stand (2) has a light source (17) provided therein whose light (17a, 17b, 17c) can pass outwardly through passage openings (18, 24, 27).

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