Patent ID: 7122032

Claim:
An operation system comprising: a sterilizable operation device having at least one of an observing section for observing a site of operation and an electrically driven section for treating the site of operation; an operation microscope having an observing optical system for enabling the site of operation to be observed at a magnified scale; a sterilization cover for covering at least a portion of the operation microscope, the sterilization cover being sterilizable; an electrically connecting portion provided in a microscope body of the operation microscope and constructed to supply at least one of an electrical power and an electrical signal to the operation device; and a connector interposed between the operation device and the electrically connecting portion, and having a contact portion capable of electrically connecting the operation device and the electrically connecting portion, the connector comprising: a first mounting portion disposed outside the sterilization cover and to which the operation device is removably connectable; and a second mounting portion disposed inside the sterilization cover and to which the electrically connecting portion of the operation microscope is removably connectable.