Patent ID: 8132769
Filing Date: 2012-03-13
Classification: A61B,F16M,G02B

Abstract:
1. A stand for a surgical microscope, comprising: a vertical support; the vertical support further comprises at least one horizontal support having a first end facing toward the surgical microscope; a first vertical articulation unit that is connected said first end; a second articulation unit determining an oblique pivot axis and being connected to the first vertical articulation unit; a displacement unit that is attached to the second articulation unit and has multiple degrees of freedom for displacement and balancing of an optics carrier carrying the surgical microscope; at least one pivot support encompassed by the displacement unit; and means for displacing the optics carrier in an X direction extending horizontally and transversely to the oblique pivot axis, said means for displacing being provided at the pivot support; wherein said pivot support comprises: a pivotable parallelogram support having a first carrier arm and a second carrier arm, the second carrier arm extending in parallel to the first carrier arm; and a holding arm that is attached to the pivotable parallelogram support and is configured such that it simultaneously serves as a means for displacing the optics carrier in the X direction; wherein the pivot support is attached with a first end directly to the second articulation unit and with a second end directly to a Y-Z displacement unit for the optics carrier.