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Apparatus for Simulating a High Five

A self-righting hand-arm configuration which is adapted to pivot when struck by a user, thereby simulating a "high five."

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Assignee: Leica Microsystems (Schweiz) AG


Location: Heerbrugg, CH
No. of patents: 25

NumberTitleIssue Date
8007107Illuminating apparatus for an operating microscope
The present invention relates to an illuminating apparatus for an operating microscope comprising two observation beam paths (152, 154) for a first observer (main surgeon) and two observation beam paths (156, 158) for a second observer (assisting surge...
08/30/2011
D643866Microscope
08/23/2011
7967441Method 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 distributio...
06/28/2011
D611972Microscope
03/16/2010
7649685Fluorescence/infrared device for surgical microscopes
The invention relates to an arrangement for a stereomicroscope, having an illumination apparatus (20) whose light lies in a regulatable spectral region. This illumination apparatus can be freely supplemented by at least one further illumination apparatus (...
01/19/2010
D607031Microscope
12/29/2009
D607030Microscope
12/29/2009
7626151Autofocus system and method for autofocusing an optical imaging instrument
The invention relates to an autofocus system for an optical instrument (1) that images a specimen (11), having an irradiation optical system (7) for generating an irradiation beam path that generates an autofocus pattern on the specimen (11
12/01/2009
7605975Stereomicroscope
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 syste...
10/20/2009
7595941Device for vibration-free mounting of a drive motor in a stand of a surgical microscope
A device for vibration-free mounting of a drive motor on or in a stand of a surgical microscope is described. The drive motor is embodied as a stepper motor (1) and is joined to the stand via a receiving flange (2). An elastomeric mount (3) is a...
09/29/2009
D601178Microscope
09/29/2009
7593156Microscope with micro-mirrors for optional deflection and/or beam splitting
The present invention concerns a microscope with at least one optical element (21a, 21b) for optional deflection and/or splitting of a beam path passing through the microscope, wherein the at least one optical element (21a, ...
09/22/2009
D600727Operation terminal for a microscope
09/22/2009
7586677Stereomicroscope system having an incident illumination device
A stereomicroscope system (1) having an incident illumination device is disclosed. The stereomicroscope system (1) comprises a base (13) on which a focusing column (11) is secured. Mounted shiftably on the focusing column (11) is a...
09/08/2009
7586675Optical device with increased depth of field
The invention relates to an optical device (500) with a device (600) for increasing the depth of field having at least one optical element (3) with different focal lengths (f1, f2). ...
09/08/2009
7585469Specimen holder for microscopic examinations
The invention relates to a specimen holder (10) for retaining specimens (9) for microscopic examination, which holder comprises two bars (3a, 3b) displaceable in opposite directions that are equipped on their mutually facing...
09/08/2009
7583434Stereomicroscope
A stereomicroscope includes a first beam path and a second beam path, wherein in the first beam path a first telescope system is provided and in the second beam path a second telescope system is provided. An observation unit comprising a first and a second observati...
09/01/2009
7538939Stereomicroscope or additional element for a stereomicroscope
A stereomicroscope having a carrier (12) bearing a microscope body (4) displaceable obliquely relative to a displacement direction of a focus-adjusting mechanism (9). A binocular beam splitter (2a) is used to combine two stereoscop...
05/26/2009
7525744Focusing drive
The invention relates to a focusing drive (15) having a linear stroke carriage (6) for carrying and moving an optics carrier in the direction of focus, the focusing drive (15) comprising: a focus carrier (1) having at least one linear gui...
04/28/2009
7525727Microscope with micromirror array simultaneously providing two different deflection paths
The present invention relates to a microscope (100) having an illumination unit (4) for generating an illumination beam path (4b, 4a), the microscope (100) comprising a main objective (2) that defines an observ...
04/28/2009
7518791Microscope
Microscope comprising microscope optics (25), a camera device (7) for recordal of images, captured by the microscope optics (25), of an object to be observed, and a display apparatus (12) which can be viewed by an observer for displaying ...
04/14/2009
7510724Medical apparatus
The invention relates to a medical apparatus having a special coating on its surface, notably its surface facing the surroundings. The coating has germ and/or dirt-repellant and/or bactericidal properties. Special embodiments of the invention include dirt and/or ger...
03/31/2009
7505198Microscope with stand
The invention concerns a microscope (5) with a stand (1), in which an ARES component (71) is arranged for vibration compensation. A steady subject image is thereby guaranteed in particularly effective fashion. ...
03/17/2009
7489442Stereoscopic microscope
Stereoscopic microscope comprising an optical inverter system (21a, 21b) for erecting a pseudo-stereoscopic image and reversing the viewing beams thereof, wherein the inverter system comprises at least one deflector element (21a...
02/10/2009
7480093Optical system with display
A surgical microscope system (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6) having a display (7a-7e). Data essential for the surgical procedure, for example video images, are displayed in the observer's immediate field of view, thus making it unnecessary to t...
01/20/2009
 
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