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Hand-held ophthalmoscope

Assignee: Carl Zeiss AG
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Filing: 1978-04-12
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Granted: 1980-09-02
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Expires: 1998-04-12
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Abstract

Abstract A hand-held ophthalmoscope having a handle part and a head part, with an illuminating device in the handle part. In the head part is an imaging lens system for producing an image of the fundus of the eye being examined, and an axially displaceable optical system for focussing the image of the fundus at infinity. The illuminating device in the handle has a source of light and a condenser and a field diaphragm. There is an optical system for imaging the field diaphragm in the key of the patient. A test mark is pivotally mounted on the mount of the axially displaceable optical system in the head portion of the device, and may be moved into cooperative relation to a scale. Preferably the optical system for producing the image of the fundus, and the partial optical system for imaging the field diaphragm or the test mark, have the same focal length. Preferably also there is an image erecting prism between the optical system which serves to produce the image of the fundus and the optical system which serves to focus the image of the fundus at infinity.

Inventors

  • 👤 Franz Muchel

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-05 21:50
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B3/00; A61B3/10; A61B3/12; A61B3/1208

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim 94 words
An ophthalmoscope comprising a hollow handle part and a hollow head part, illuminating means at least partly in the handle part, and an imaging lens system in the head part, said imaging lens system including a first optical system (3) for producing an image of the fundus of an eye being examined and a second optical system (4) axially displaceable for focussing the image of the fundus at infinity, an image erecting prism arranged in front of said second optical system and operatively connected therewith, and a test mark operatively connected with said prism.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 94 words
An ophthalmoscope comprising a hollow handle part and a hollow head part, illuminating means at least partly in the handle part, and an imaging lens system in the head part, said imaging lens system including a first optical system (3) for producing an image of the fundus of an eye being examined and a second optical system (4) axially displaceable for focussing the image of the fundus at infinity, an image erecting prism arranged in front of said second optical system and operatively connected therewith, and a test mark operatively connected with said prism.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 39 words
The invention defined in claim 1, wherein said illuminating means comprises a source of light (5), a condenser lens (6), a field diaphragm (7), and optical means (8, 10) for imaging the field diaphragm in the eye being examined.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 24 words
The invention defined in claim 2, wherein said optical means (8, 10) comprises a third optical system (8) and a fourth optical system (10).
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 42 words
The invention defined in claim 3, wherein said third optical system (8) focuses an image of the field diaphragm at an intermediate plane (9), and said fourth optical system (10) focuses the image from said intermediate plane in the eye being examined.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 23 words
The invention defined in claim 3, wherein said fourth optical system (10) has the same focal length as said first optical system (3).
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 32 words
The invention defined in claim 1, further comprising an arm (12) bearing said test mark (11), said arm being operatively connected to move with axial movements of said second optical system (4).
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 37 words
The invention defined in claim 4, wherein said test mark is mounted for movement to a position in which said fourth optical system (10) may form an image of the test mark in the eye being examined.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1983-09-02 1984-03-03 1984-09-02 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1987-09-02 1988-03-03 1988-09-02 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1991-09-02 1992-03-03 1992-09-02 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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