Patent ID: 8221304
Filing Date: 2012-07-17
Classification: A61B,G02B

Abstract:
1. An operation microscope apparatus comprising: a microscope body including an optical eyepiece system for stereoscopically observing an operative portion of a surgical operation; a microscope image observer for observing an observation image formed for stereoscopic observation by the microscope body; at least one image forming section for forming an image other than the observation image of the microscope image observer; an image display for displaying the image formed by the image forming section in said microscope image observer; display condition changing means for changing a display condition of the images displayed in the image display; an endoscope which forms an image source of the image other than the observation image; a holder for movably supporting the endoscope; a holder fixing section for releasably fixing a moving position of the holder; and detecting means for detecting a fixed/released state of the holder fixing section, wherein the display condition changing means causes the image display to display the image formed by the endoscope when the detecting means detects the released state of the holder fixing section, and causes the image display not to display the image formed by the endoscope when the detecting means detects the fixed state of the holder fixing section.