Patent ID: 6318864
Filing Date: 2001-11-20
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
A sterile instrument cover for covering an exterior of a surgical microscope having at least a main body portion, a moveable lens mount portion that is moveable relative to the main body portion, and a connecting portion between the moveable lens mount portion and the main body portion, the sterile instrument cover comprising:a deformable portion for covering an exterior surface of the connecting portion of the microscope, the deformable portion conforming to movement of the moveable lens mount portion relative to the main body portion; anda non-deformable portion having upper and lower cap portions connected by the deformable portion for covering exterior surfaces of at least a part of the main body portion and at least a part of the moveable lens mount portion such that the main body portion is substantially contained within and covered by the lower cap portion, the moveable lens mount portion is substantially contained within and covered by the upper cap portion, and the deformable and non-deformable portions cover an entire exterior surface of the microscope.