Patent ID: 11953669
Assignee: KARL STORZ SE & CO. KG
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  A | IPC A  G

Claim 18:
19. An optical observation instrument comprising:
an optics unit with an objective arrangement and at least one electronic image recorder, wherein the optics unit has a first stereo channel with a first beam path and a second stereo channel with a second beam path, the optics unit configured for recording a stereo image of an object field with the at least one electronic image recorder, and wherein the first and the second beam paths extend through the objective arrangement, and
a retaining apparatus, on which the optics unit is mounted, the optics unit rotatable about a first axis of rotation, the first axis of rotation at least approximately corresponding to an axis of the objective arrangement, wherein the retaining apparatus comprises a retaining bracket, the retaining bracket engages over a housing that includes the optics unit, the optics unit being mounted to the housing and rotatable about the first axis of rotation, wherein an optical deflection element is retained at an object-side end of the retaining bracket, and wherein the optical observation instrument has a viewing direction that is angled in relation to the axis of the objective arrangement and comprises the optical deflection element, arranged on an object-side of the objective arrangement, and configured to deflect the first and the second beam paths into the objective arrangement.