Mouth switch arrangement and microscopy system having a mouth switch
AssigneeCarl Zeiss Surgical GmbH
InventorsRobert Spetzler, Hans-Joachim Miesner, Frank Rudolph
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Abstract
A microscopy assembly comprises a stand, a stereo microscope supported by the stand, and a mouth switch assembly mounted to a holder, the mouth switch assembly including a mouth piece grippable by a user's teeth, and with a force sensor actuatable by the exertion of pressure by a user's lip while the mouth piece is held by the user's teeth, the force sensor including an actuating element arranged at a side of the mouth piece, wherein an actuating area of the actuating element located next to a front end of the mouth piece is spaced apart from the front end of the mouth piece by a distance larger than 4 mm and smaller than 35 mm.
Claims16
A mouth switch assembly, comprising:
- a holder for mounting the mouth switch assembly to a base,
- a mouth piece mounted on the holder, wherein the mouth piece is grippable by a user's teeth,
- a force sensor actuatable by exertion of pressure by means of a user's lip while the mouth piece is gripped by the user's teeth,
- wherein the force sensor includes an actuating element arranged at a side of the mouth piece,
- wherein an actuating area of the actuating element located next to a front end of the mouth piece is spaced apart from the front end of the mouth piece by a distance larger than 4 mm and smaller than 35 mm.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.