Patent ID: 6733128
Filing Date: 2004-05-11
Classification: A61B,A61F,G02B

Abstract:
A microscope for the noncontact wide-angle viewing of an eye by an optic which is provided between a lens of the microscope and the eye and which lies in an optic axis of the lens and can be moved along the optic axis by a linear gear, said optic being arranged as part of a device, said device comprising a mounting mountable on the microscope and a holding arm for the optic, said holding arm capable of being moved on the mounting, the linear gear being arranged between the mounting and the holding arm, wherein the linear gear can be operated by an electromotive drive having an output connected to the linear gear through a flexible drive shaft, said drive shaft being divided into a first shaft piece fastened to the output of the electromotive drive so that it cannot easily be removed, and a second shaft piece drivingly connected to the linear gear and easily uncoupled from the first shaft piece by a coupling that joins the first and second shaft pieces at a location above the lens provided on the microscope.