| LEICA MICROSYSTEMS (SCHWEIZ) AG Patent applications |
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| 20120026312 | Image Stabilization and Capture Device for an Image Capture System of a Surgical Microscope - The present invention relates to an image stabilization device which is particularly space-efficient and has a quick response time, and which is integrated into an image capture device for an image capture system of a surgical microscope, including a carrier substrate ( | 02-02-2012 |
| 20110292180 | Microscope - A microscope having a night vision apparatus, which apparatus can be impinged upon by beam paths proceeding from a specimen or object to be observed. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110279892 | Illuminating Device For An Operating Microscope - The present invention relates to an illuminating device for an operating microscope comprising two observation beam paths ( | 11-17-2011 |
| 20110261324 | Illumination System for an Ophthalmic Surgical Microscope, Ophthalmic Surgical Microscope, and Method for Operating an Illumination System for an Ophthalmic Surgical Microscope - Disclosed is an illumination system for an ophthalmic surgical microscope ( | 10-27-2011 |
| 20110261322 | Illuminating Device for an Operating Microscope - The present invention relates to an Illuminating device for an operating microscope in ophthalmic surgery, having at least one light source ( | 10-27-2011 |
| 20110248713 | Microscope Apparatus and Microscopy Method - The present invention relates to a microscope apparatus ( | 10-13-2011 |
| 20110235168 | STERILE CONTROL UNIT WITH A SENSOR SCREEN - The present invention relates to a control unit for an item of medical equipment, particularly a surgical microscope, for controlling equipment functions, comprising a sensor-screen having a sensor-screen surface for displaying image material, the sensor-screen being configured to be operated in contactless manner via a recognition device and to accommodate a sterile transparent control surface in front of the sensor-screen surface. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20110222146 | Zoom System For A Microscope And Method Of Operating Such A Zoom System - The present invention relates to an afocal zoom system for a microscope with a shutter for controlling the depth of focus of the microscopic image produced by an object, wherein at least one shutter is disposed in front of the first lens group of the zoom system, viewed from the object, in the direction of the beam path passing through the zoom system, and/or at least one shutter is disposed on a lens group of the zoom system the diameter of which can be varied in order to control the depth of focus, without causing vignetting of the edge beams. | 09-15-2011 |
| 20110216403 | Stand For A Microscope, In Particular A Surgical Microscope - The present invention relates to a microscope stand ( | 09-08-2011 |
| 20110216402 | Stand For A Microscope, In Particular A Surgical Microscope - The present invention relates to a microscope stand ( | 09-08-2011 |
| 20110199675 | System for Guiding Optical Elements - The present invention relates to a system for guiding optical elements, in particular lenses, along an optical axis of a microscope, in particular a stereomicroscope, or of a macroscope, said guide system including at least one guide rod ( | 08-18-2011 |
| 20110194073 | ATTACHMENT MODULE FOR A MICROSCOPE FOR OBSERVING THE FUNDUS OF THE EYE - Attachment module for a microscope, having an ophthalmoscopic lens ( | 08-11-2011 |
| 20110189957 | MEDICAL TECHNICAL APPARATUS INCLUDING A WIRELESS FOOTSWITCH DEVICE - A medical technical apparatus includes an optical viewing unit including a receiver unit and a wireless footswitch device. The wireless footswitch device includes at least one switch configured to generate a control command corresponding to a performance of a function of the optical viewing unit, a transmitter unit configured to wirelessly, unidirectionally transmit data signals corresponding to the control command from the wireless footswitch device to the optical viewing unit using radio technology, a control processor, and a switching device. The switching device is configured to switch the control processor from an operating mode to a standby mode upon completion of a data transfer of the data signals from the wireless footswitch to the optical viewing unit and is also configured to switch the control processor from the standby mode to the operating mode in response to an actuation of the at least one switch for generating the control command. | 08-04-2011 |
| 20110147563 | VIBRATION DAMPING OF A CEILING MOUNT CARRYING A SURGICAL MICROSCOPE - The present invention relates to a ceiling mount for a surgical microscope, including at least two load-bearing sections joined together by a damping interface, said interface including at least two damping layers which are made of damping material and are separated from each other by a bracket plate made of non-damping material. In order to damp a wider spectrum of mechanical disturbances even more efficiently, the material of one damping layer has other elastic properties than the material of the other damping layer. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110032335 | VIDEO STEREOMICROSCOPE - A video stereomicroscope includes a main objective ( | 02-10-2011 |
| 20110026113 | Illumination Device For A Microscope - The present invention relates to an illumination device ( | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110019271 | 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 - The present invention relates to a microscope ( | 01-27-2011 |
| 20100315593 | Illuminating Apparatus For An Operating Microscope - The present invention relates to an illuminating apparatus for an operating microscope comprising two observation beam paths ( | 12-16-2010 |
| 20100302630 | INCIDENT ILLUMINATION DEVICE FOR A MICROSCOPE - An incident illumination device for a microscope for providing oblique or straight incident illumination is described. The illumination device comprises a light source that includes at least two 2-dimensional, surface light-emitting segments and is imaged into an aperture plane of the incident illumination device. At least one of the at least two light-emitting segments of the light source is designed to be activated individually. Further, a microscope comprising this incident illumination device is described, and methods of using this microscope both for oblique and straight illumination are described. In addition to conventional incident bright-field illumination, the described microscope and methods of use thereof allow also to select between angular or oblique incident illumination. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20100253912 | METHOD FOR ILLUMINATING AN OBJECT, AND A SURGICAL MICROSCOPE HAVING AN ILLUMINATING DEVICE - A microscope and a method for illuminating an object to be imaged by a microscope are described. The method includes illuminating the object by primary light of a first spectral intensity distribution and by secondary light of a second spectral intensity distribution, the secondary light arising from the scattering of the primary light; measuring the intensity of at least one wavelength of the secondary light; comparing at least one of the measured intensity and a value derived from this measured intensity to a threshold value; and generating a signal indicating a change in the spectral intensity distribution of the secondary light by indicating whether the at least one of the measured intensity and value derived from this measured intensity either exceed or stay below the predefined threshold value. | 10-07-2010 |
| 20100103511 | ILLUMINATION DEVICE FOR A MICROSCOPE - The invention relates to an illumination device ( | 04-29-2010 |
| 20100060980 | DEVICE FOR INTRODUCING AN OPTICAL ELEMENT INTO THE OBSERVATION BEAM PATH OF A LIGHT MICROSCOPE - A device is described for placing at least one optical element in an observation beam path of a light microscope. This device comprises a rotatably mounted support for the at least one optical element and an electric drive for rotating the support. By rotating the rotatably mounted support the at least one optical element is place in or removed from the observation beam path. The support and the drive are coupled by a stepping gear mechanism converting a continuous movement of the drive into a stepwise movement of the support between defined working positions, the working positions being selected such that the optical element assumes a defined position with respect to the observation beam path. | 03-11-2010 |
| 20100053745 | VIDEO ADAPTER FOR A MICROSCOPE CAMERA - A video adapter for a microscope is described, comprising a first connection for connecting the microscope; a second connection for connecting a camera; and at least one optical component for performing at least one of exposure setting, focus setting, magnification setting and deflection of at least one part of an observation beam path of the microscope into an image plane of the camera. The at least one optical component has an SLM optical unit. Further, a system is described comprising the aforementioned video adapter, a microscope, and a camera. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100053741 | OPTICAL IMAGING SYSTEM - An optical imaging system is described, comprising a zoom system for adjusting a variable magnification of the image, wherein the zoom system comprises at least one of a lens assembly and a first SLM optical unit, and an illumination system for illuminating an object to be imaged in an object plane. The illumination system has a second SLM optical unit for adjusting the focal length within the illumination system. This design allows coordinating zoom system and illumination system with one another in a simple manner and provides a compact design. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20090268282 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING THE PULLING-MEANS TENSION IN A PULLING MEANS DRIVE, AND MICROSCOPE HAVING A PULLING-MEANS DRIVE - An apparatus for adjusting a tension of a pulling device in a pulling-device drive includes a body and a lever arm. The pulling-device drive includes first and second shafts and the pulling device loops around the first and second shafts. The body includes a receptacle adapted to interact with the first shaft and a support point adapted to rotatably dispose the body about an axis of rotation. The lever arm extends from the body so that a spacing between the first and second shafts is modifiable by action of a force on the lever arm. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090213617 | Illumination Device for a Microscope - An illumination device for a microscope, in particular for an operation microscope, has a light source with an improved lifetime. The light source is in the form of a gas discharge lamp having a microwave generator, a microwave waveguide and an electrodeless bulb. The bulb contains a luminescent material and is coupled to the microwave waveguide so that microwaves can stimulate the luminescent material to emit light. | 08-27-2009 |
| 20090213457 | Illumination Device for a Microscope - An illumination device for a microscope has a variable working distance (d, d′), at which an object is illuminated obliquely from two different directions. Light from a light source is split into at least two illumination beam paths. In order to adapt to the different working distances, the light is subjected to an angle change before splitting or, if after splitting, then respectively by the same amount in both beam paths. A deviating element with at least two reflective surfaces is arranged in one of the illumination beam paths to induce a change in an angle at which one of the illumination beam paths strikes the object, in the same sense as another illumination beam path. The reflective surfaces may be arranged so that the illumination beam paths strike essentially the same region of the optical axis even with different working distances. | 08-27-2009 |
| 20090109526 | Illumination Device For A Light Microscope And Light Microscope With Such An Illumination Device - An illumination device for a light microscope with an objective, in particular for a stereo-microscope, illuminates an object plane of the light microscope. An illumination beam path of the illumination device is defined by a light source, a field diaphragm, illumination optics with at least one illumination lens, and at least one deflection element. The object plane of the microscope is obliquely illuminated with incident illumination, wherein an axis of the illumination beam path forms an angle β greater than 0° with an optical axis of the objective. The field diaphragm, the illumination optics and the deflection element are arranged and orientated relative to one another such that a diaphragm plane which is defined by the field diaphragm, an illumination lens plane defined by the illumination lens, and an image plane of the image of the field diaphragm, which is produced by the illumination optics, without deflection by the deflection element, intersect at least approximately along a common straight line and that the image plane of the image of the field diaphragm which is produced by the illumination optics and which is deflected by the deflection element, runs in or parallel to the object plane. Sharp, undistorted imaging of the field diaphragm into the object plane or into a plane running parallel thereto is achieved. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20090109524 | Light Microscope - An assistant microscope as an add-on device for a surgical microscope ( | 04-30-2009 |
| 20090086313 | STEREOMICROSCOPE - A stereomicroscope of the telescope type includes a first beam path and a second beam path, wherein in the first beam path a first telescope system and in the second beam path a second telescope system are provided, wherein the magnifications of both telescope systems are equal and can be changed synchronously to each other, and wherein a common main objective is allocated to both beam paths. In order to increase the resolution without loss in depth of field, it is proposed that at least one optical element of the first telescope system has, compared to at least one corresponding optical element of the second telescope system, a different optically effective diameter. | 04-02-2009 |
| 20090059170 | Microscope - The present invention concerns a microscope with at least one optical element ( | 03-05-2009 |
| 20080278781 | Optical Device With Vibration Compensation - The present invention relates to an optical device, in particular a microscope ( | 11-13-2008 |
| 20080266656 | Microscope - A microscope having a night vision apparatus, which apparatus can be impinged upon by beam paths proceeding from a specimen or object to be observed. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20080204864 | Microscope Device With Position Sensing - The present invention relates to a microscope device ( | 08-28-2008 |
