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Assignee: Leica Microsystems (Schweiz ) AG


Location: Heerbrugg, CH
No. of patents: 26

NumberTitleIssue Date
D579959Microscope
11/04/2008
7443580Apparatus for pupil distance adjustment for eyepieces
An apparatus for pupil distance adjustment for a binocular tube (22) has two eyepiece carriers (1, 2), at least one of which is mounted rotatably about a rotation axis (3, 4), a threaded spindle (7) being provided which is actuatable for ...
10/28/2008
D579036Microscope
10/21/2008
7434934Eye-protection apparatus, in particular retina-protection apparatus, and optical element having a free-form surface for an illumination beam path, and use of an optical element having a free-form surface
An eye-protection apparatus, in particular retina-protection apparatus, for a surgical microscope, having an illumination beam that defines an illuminated field for an object plane (14) and having an optical element (4) in the illumination beam path, w...
10/14/2008
D577047Microscope
09/16/2008
7423807Ophthalmoscopic stereomicroscope with correction component
Microscope, especially stereoscopic microscope, with a main objective (2), a magnification system (8, 7) disposed thereafter, and a supplementary optical system (30, 32a) for carrying out intraocular surgery, wherein the supplementary opt...
09/09/2008
7394593Transmitted-light base for a microscope, and method for regulating the illumination intensity of a transmitted-light base
The invention relates to a transmitted-light base (1) for illuminating an object (15) for imaging through a zoom microscope (21), the transmitted-light base (1) comprising an integrated light source (3) having an associated electri...
07/01/2008
7387385Surgical microscope
The invention concerns a combined surgical microscope system having a surgical microscope and a retinal diagnostic device of modified configuration having transscleral pulsed illumination. ...
06/17/2008
7382529Illumination apparatus, in particular slit lamp
An illumination apparatus, usable for example as a slit lamp, comprises a light-emitter (2) and an optical element (12) having a free-form surface (13), and optionally a slit aperture (9) and an imaging optic (10). The concept of t...
06/03/2008
7379239Zero-degree assistant's device for a microscope
A zero-degree assistant's device for a microscope has a tube carrier (2) for the principal observer's tube, an interface (5) for the microscope body, an assistant's module (6), pivotable about an axis (4), having an interface (7) f...
05/27/2008
7286285Surgical microscope having an object field illumination system
The invention concerns a surgical microscope (2, 3, 5) having a novel laser illumination system (11) and, in a preferred embodiment, an arrangement in which a diffractive element (7) produces an additional illuminating beam and a measurement bea...
10/23/2007
7286992Voice control system for surgical microscopes
A control apparatus, in particular for a surgical microscope (8), has a voice operating unit (2) and at least one other operating unit such as a manual operating unit (4), a foot-controlled operating unit (5), and/or an eye-controlled ope...
10/23/2007
7255311Stand, in particular for surgical microscopes, having an energy storage element
The invention concerns a stand arrangement having an energy storage element (7) and a displacement apparatus (18b) for rotating and/or shifting the proximal articulation point (9a) of the energy storage element (7), and an o...
08/14/2007
7253948Optical magnification device for distance variation
An optical magnification device for varying the distance between an observer's eye (1) and an object (7), e.g., for a binocular magnifier or a microscope, in which focusing onto the object (7) is accomplished by means of progressive lenses (3) d...
08/07/2007
D546356Microscope
07/10/2007
D546355Microscope
07/10/2007
D546357Base for microscope
07/10/2007
7229202Light-emitting diode illumination system for an optical observation device, in particular a stereomicroscope or stereo surgical microscope
The invention concerns an illumination apparatus for an optical observation device (10), in particular a stereomicroscope or a stereo surgical microscope. A multi-armed light guide with coupler (2) mixes colored light emitted by light-emitting diodes (...
06/12/2007
D540835Base for microscope
04/17/2007
7206127Stereomicroscope
Stereomicroscope having an objective (2) and a zoom system (7) downstream of the objective, while between the objective (2) and the zoom system (7) is provided a deflector element (5) for deflecting observation beams emerging from ...
04/17/2007
7199923Stereomicroscope
The invention concerns a stereomicroscope (1) for magnifying an object (T), having at least one zoom (22) through which, in the operating state, an object beam (K1) emitted from the object (T) is directed, the stereomicroscope (1) compris...
04/03/2007
7186047Method and apparatus for releasable fastening and for modification of the relative positions of two components with respect to one another
An apparatus for releasable fastening and for modifying the relative position of two components (1, 1′, Bf, G; 2, 2′, Bk, Br), which have a common connecting surface forming a contact surface (5, 5′), comprises two screws (3), which...
03/06/2007
7170694Magnetically positioned precision holder for optical components
A magnetically positioned precision holder for optical components in an optical device comprises a carrier for replaceably holding at least one optical component. The carrier is arranged in positionally adjustable fashion in a housing recess including a precision st...
01/30/2007
7057807Microscope
Microscope, particularly a stereomicroscope, for simultaneous observation of an object by a first and a second observer, comprising a main objective (2) having an optical axis (2a); an optical viewing path; a plurality of deflector elements (...
06/06/2006
D497880Universal manual control
11/02/2004
6763286Stand
A stand having an automatically correctable balancing system and balancing mechanisms electrically controlled by a computer (10). Replaceable accessories can be joined to a component (9) movably joined to the stand (6). Associated with the compu...
07/13/2004
 
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