Method and apparatus for providing sterile cover for non-contact fundus viewing device
AssigneeOculus Optikgerate GmbH
InventorsMichael Annen, William O'Brien, Steffen Adamowicz
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Abstract
An apparatus is provided including a sterile cover. The sterile cover includes a first portion (202) that defines a first cavity such that the first portion is configured to secure a non-sterile inverter (106) of a wide angle viewing attachment for a microscope within the first cavity. The sterile cover also includes a second portion integral with the first portion. The second portion defines a second cavity continuous with the first cavity. The second portion is configured to secure an imaging lens (201) of the microscope within the second cavity. A method is provided for using the microscope including the apparatus. A method is provided for forming the apparatus.
Claims25
An apparatus comprising:
- a sterile cover including;
- a first portion that defines a first cavity such that the first portion is configured to secure a non-sterile inverter of a wide angle viewing attachment for a microscope within the first cavity, and
- a second portion integral with the first portion, said second portion defines a second cavity continuous with the first cavity, said second portion configured to secure an imaging lens of the wide angle viewing attachment for the microscope within the second cavity;
- and
- a tab provided to permanently disengage the sterile cover from the non-sterile inverter and destructively break the sterile cover to prevent reuse of the sterile cover.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.