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Spacer attachment for a dermatoscope

US9427188B2 · kind B2 · utility

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14Claims

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Assignee

HEINE Optotechnik GmbH & Co. KG · DE

Inventors

Oliver Heine · Herrsching am Ammersee, DE
Wolfgang Behrendt · Hanerau-Hademarschen, DE
Roman Raab · Herrsching am Ammersee, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 16, 2013
Grant date	Aug 30, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 20, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG02B25/02
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The spacer attachment for a dermatoscope comprises an outer sleeve (12) including an attachment end configured for releasable attachment to the illumination head of a dermatoscope and a contact end intended to be placed on the skin of a patient at an examination location. A filter insert (30) is releasably attached in the outer sleeve (12) by rotation about the central axis of the outer sleeve (12), wherein the filter insert (30) includes a viewing plate (52) intersected perpendicularly by the central axis of the outer sleeve (12). The filter insert (30) is releasably attached to the outer sleeve (12) by a rotation snap device comprising at least one resilient snap hook (44) which is arranged at the outer circumference of the filter insert (30) and resiliently engages around a projection (26) provided at the inner wall of the outer sleeve (12).

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