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Surgery microscope with cut-through form lens with a light barrier
Assignee: JD MOLLER OPTISCHE WERKE Firma GmbH
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Filing: 1980-08-05
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Granted: 1982-11-30
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Expires: 2000-08-05
Abstract
Abstract The invention relates to a surgery microscope with a front lens having at least one displaceable element through which the light beams can be passed in addition to the observation beams. The displaceable front lens element is constructed in cut-through form between the path of the illumination rays and the reflections on the lens surfaces on the one hand and the path of the observation rays on the other and has the cut point or notch of a light barrier. As a result, reflections which would otherwise occur on the individual lens component surfaces are kept away from the paths of the observation rays.
Inventors
- 👤 Friedrich Klein
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 21:33
CPC Classifications
G; G02; G02B; G02B21/00; G02B21/18; G02B21/20; G02B21/22
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
82 words
In a surgery microscope with a front lens having at least one displaceable element through which can be passed light beams in addition to observation beams, the improvement comprising that the displaceable element of the front lens is constructed in cut-through form between the path of the illumination rays and their reflections on the lens surfaces on the one hand and the path of the observation rays on the other and the cut point or notch is provided with a light barrier.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
82 words
In a surgery microscope with a front lens having at least one displaceable element through which can be passed light beams in addition to observation beams, the improvement comprising that the displaceable element of the front lens is constructed in cut-through form between the path of the illumination rays and their reflections on the lens surfaces on the one hand and the path of the observation rays on the other and the cut point or notch is provided with a light barrier.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
64 words
A surgery microscope according to claim 1, wherein the whole front lens is displaceable, wherein the cut extends substantially parallel to the optical axis and wherein the cutting notch is filled with said light barrier which is constructed as a cover plate whose length is at least equal to the sum of the thickness and of the displacement path of the displaceable front lens.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
60 words
A surgery microscope according to claim 1, wherein the front lens in its entirety is displaceable and provided with a notch which is parallel to the optical axis and which is passed through all refracting surfaces of the front lens and in which a fixed cover plate, which serves as light barrier, separates the paths of the rays is arranged.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
76 words
A surgery microscope according to claim 1, wherein the microscope includes a casing, and wherein the front lens includes a displaceable and a fixed element which is arranged on the object side, the movable element being separated by an axis parallel cut and the cover plate, serving as light barrier which projects through the cutting gap, is attached at the microscope casing and is guided parallel to the optical axis until just before the fixed element.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
87 words
A surgery microscope according to claim 1, wherein the front lens also includes a fixed element, said displaceable and fixed elements arranged at the object side, the displaceable element being cut-through by a cut parallel to the optical axis and a cover plate which projects through the cutting gap being bent on the inside of the lens on the side of the path of observation rays and being attached at the microscope casing and, for passage of the path of observation rays, includes at least one opening.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
19 words
A surgery microscope according to claim 1, wherein a light barrier is formed by coloring unpolished sectional planes black.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
29 words
A surgery microscope according to claim 1, wherein a light barrier is formed by polishing the sectional planes of the displaceable element of the lens on the illumination side.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
21 words
A surgery microscope according to claim 1, wherein the displaceable element of the front lens is constructed in completely cut-through form.
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