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| United States Patent | 5,807,387 |
| Druais | Sept. 15, 1998 |
Optical designation device especially for microsurgical operations
Abstract
Optical designating device, especially for use in microsurgery, comprising a tool-carrier stage (2) integral with the optical instrument (1), supporting at least one light source (4, 5) for emitting a light beam (6, 7), said light source (4, 5) being offset in relation to the optical axis (10) of the optical instrument (1). The orientation of the light source (4, 5) in relation to the optical axis (10 ) of the microscope is determined in order to aim the light beam (6, 7) at a target point (15).
| Inventors: | Druais; Herve
(Seyssinet, FR).
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| Assignee: | Deemed International, S.A.
(Gieres, FR).
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| Appl. No.: | 612,933 |
| Filed: | May 20, 1996 |
| PCT Filed: | Sept. 6, 1994 |
| PCT No: | PCT/FR94/01049 |
| 371 Date: | May 20, 1996 |
| 102(e) Date: | May 20, 1996 |
| PCT Pub. No.: | WO95/07054 |
| PCT Pub. Date: | Mar. 16, 1995 |
Foreign Application Priority Data
| Sept. 7, 1993 [FR] | 93 10625 |
| Intl. Cl. : | A61N 5/06 |
| Current U.S. Cl.: | 606/10; 219/121.78; 600/476; 606/13; 606/130; 606/14 |
| Field of Search: | 606/2-19, 130; 356/1, 12, 18, 149, 375; 219/121, 78, 121.82; 607/88-92; 128/664; 600/476 |
References Cited | [Referenced By]
U.S. Patent Documents
Primary Examiner: Shay; David M.
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Weiser and Associates, P.C.
10 Claims, 1 Drawing Figures
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