Patent ID: 7219864
Filing Date: 2007-05-22
Classification: A61B,F16M,F21L,F21V,F21W,G02B

Abstract:
1. A surgical microscope assembly useable without a sterile drape during a surgical procedure, the assembly comprising: a surgical microscope; a carrier system for supporting said surgical microscope in space for use by a surgeon during said surgical procedure; a supply module for said surgical microscope and said supply module being mounted on said carrier system and connectable to a power supply; said carrier system including: a holding arm connected to said surgical microscope; a carrier arm; a joint unit for connecting said holding arm to said carrier arm; said joint unit including means for compensating for a load torque; supply wiring connecting said supply module to said surgical microscope; said holding arm, said carrier arm and said joint unit conjointly defining an enclosed path from the supply module to the microscope for accommodating said wiring therein; said enclosed path extending directly into said surgical microscope without said wiring protruding outside of said carrier system between said supply module and said surgical microscope; and, said carrier system having rounded outer surfaces configured to facilitate sterilization of said carrier system after said surgical procedure thereby rendering the sterile drape unnecessary.