Surgical microscope system
AssigneeMitaka Kohki Co., Ltd.
InventorsKatsuyuki NAKAMURA, Masao DOI, Katsushige NAKAMURA
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Abstract
A surgical microscope system includes a camera 20. The camera 20 includes CCDs 21 and a focusing mechanism (41, 42, 43). If an image displayed on an electronic image display unit 5 is unclear due to a focusing error, the focusing mechanism is operated to focus the image and make the image clearly visible. Without regard to a focusing operation conducted by a doctor D1 on a surgical microscope 4, an assistant D2 on the electronic image display unit is able to manipulate the focusing mechanism and observe clear images on the electronic image display unit.
Claims3
A surgical microscope system comprising:
- a surgical microscope movably supported in a vertical direction, having an objective optical system, variable-power optical systems, and a pair of left and right eyepiece parts to form two main optical paths, and at least one of the main optical paths being branched into a sub-optical path;
- a camera installed on the surgical microscope and having a pair of left and right imaging elements for receiving light from the sub-optical path and providing electronic images;
- an electronic image display unit having a pair of left and right display panels for displaying the electronic images provided by the camera and a pair of eyepiece parts through which an observer is able to observe the displayed images with his or her eyes, respectively;
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- a focusing mechanism arranged for the imaging elements in the camera.
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