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Ophthalmic apparatus

US9326680B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 19, 2013
Grant dateMay 3, 2016
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Expiry dateNov 11, 2033

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B21/26
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An ophthalmic apparatus includes: a main unit including a unit for observing or photographing an examinee's eye; a movable part in which the main unit is mounted; a vertical movement mechanism provided with a drive part to move the movable part up and down; an operating member to be operated by an examiner to move the movable part up and down; a sensing part to detect an operation signal of the operating member; and a driving control part to convert the operation signal detected by the sensing part to a drive signal to move the movable part up and down, and drive the drive part based on the drive signal, wherein the drive part includes a motor having a hollow portion about a rotation axis thereof, the motor being controlled by the driving control part to rotate.

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