Patent ID: 6712470
Filing Date: 2004-03-30
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A support system for at least one of ophthalmic and optometric measuring instruments adapted to measure vision parameters of a patient in a test position defining a patient space, the support system comprising:a support assembly forming at least part of a table top; a first instrument supporting member which provides a generally planar instrument support surface and is pivotably mounted on the support assembly about a generally vertical axis, the first instrument supporting member being pivotable between a first storage position and a first use position, wherein the first instrument supporting member is adapted to support a first instrument in the first use position in a defined measuring position; and a second instrument supporting member moveably mounted on the support assembly for pivotal motion in a generally vertical plane about at least one point proximate to the table top, the second instrument supporting member being movable between a second storage position and a second use position, wherein the second instrument supporting member is adapted to support a second instrument in the second use position in the defined measuring position, wherein the patient can be sequentially examined, in any order, by the first and second instruments while remaining in the test position.