Patent ID: 8448909

Claim:
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 that is provided with at least one of a spring and a gas damper as an energy storing device that interconnects and supports movement of movable parts in the interior of the parallelogram support assisting with a stored force in a displacement movement; and a holding arm that is attached to the pivotable parallelogram support and is configured such that it simultaneously serves as said means for displacing the optics carrier in the X direction.