Adapter assembly for mounting a camera on a surgical microscope

- Carl Zeiss Surgical GmbH
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an adapter assembly for mounting a camera on a surgical microscope shown with a camera mounted thereon;

FIG. 2 is a left side elevation view of the adapter assembly of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a right side elevation view of the adapter assembly shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view of the adapter assembly shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view of the adapter assembly shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the adapter of the adapter assembly shown separately, the rest of the assembly being omitted for ease of illustration;

FIG. 7 is a left side elevation view of the angle piece of the adapter shown in FIG. 6, the adapter and the rest of the assembly is omitted for ease of illustration;

FIG. 8 is a right side elevation view of the angle piece of the adapter shown in FIG. 6;

FIG. 9 is a left side elevational view of the adapter shown in FIG. 6, the rest of the assembly is omitted for ease of illustration;

FIG. 10 is a right side elevational view of the adapter shown in FIG. 6;

FIG. 11 is top plan view of the adapter shown in FIG. 6;

FIG. 12 is bottom plan view of the adapter shown in FIG. 6;

FIG. 13 is a perspective view of the still interface member of the adapter assembly of FIGS. 1–5 shown separately, the rest of the assembly is omitted for ease of illustration;

FIG. 14 is a left side elevational view of the still interface member shown in FIG. 13, with a mounting bracket for mounting a camera, the rest of the assembly is omitted for ease of illustration;

FIG. 15 is a right side elevational view of the still interface member shown in FIG. 14;

FIG. 16 is bottom plan view of the still interface member shown in FIG. 14;

FIG. 17 is top plan view of the still interface member shown in FIG. 14;

FIG. 18 is a front elevational view of the still interface member shown in FIG. 14;

FIG. 19 is a rear elevational view of the still interface member shown in FIG. 14;

FIG. 20 is a perspective view of an alternate embodiment of the still interface member of the adapter assembly of FIGS. 1–5 shown separately, the rest of the assembly is omitted for ease of illustration;

FIG. 21 is a left side elevational view of the still interface member shown in FIG. 20, with a mounting bracket for mounting a camera, the rest of the assembly is omitted for ease of illustration;

FIG. 22 is a right side elevational view of the still interface member shown in FIG. 20 with a mounting bracket for mounting a camera;

FIG. 23 is bottom plan view of the still interface member shown in FIG. 20;

FIG. 24 is top plan view of the still interface member shown in FIG. 20;

FIG. 25 is a front elevational view of the still interface member shown in FIG. 20; and,

FIG. 26 is a rear elevational view of the still interface member shown in FIG. 20.

The claim is directed to the adapter assembly for mounting a camera on a surgical microscope disclosed in FIGS. 1–5, the separate components are shown to illustrate aspects, which are not apparent from the assembled view.

The camera shown in broken lines is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for an adapter assembly for mounting a camera on a surgical microscope, as shown and described.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D271698 December 6, 1983 Shishido
4600277 July 15, 1986 Murray, Jr.
D310676 September 18, 1990 Charles
D319450 August 27, 1991 Charles
5264928 November 23, 1993 Howes
D456348 April 30, 2002 Funakoshi
7246956 July 24, 2007 Pernstich et al.
20080152337 June 26, 2008 Gartner et al.
Patent History
Patent number: D594050
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 23, 2007
Date of Patent: Jun 9, 2009
Assignee: Carl Zeiss Surgical GmbH (Oberkochen)
Inventors: Hartmut Gärtner (Oberkochen), Werner Koch (Keltern)
Primary Examiner: Adir Aronovich
Attorney: Walter Ottesen
Application Number: 29/287,561
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