IP Library Granted Patent US 10,901,195
Granted Patent B2
US 10,901,195 · App. 15/924,786 · Granted Jan 26, 2021

Reconfigurable surgical microscope

Inventors: Lingfeng Yu (Rancho Santa Margarita, CA); Craig Bender (Laguna Niguel, CA)
G02B21/025A61B3/13A61F9/007G02B21/0012G02B21/06G02B21/248A61B90/20A61B90/30
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,901,195
App. No.
15/924,786
Granted
Jan 26, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A system and method for a reconfigurable surgical microscope is disclosed. The reconfigurable microscope includes an eyepiece; a relay lens system optically coupled to the eyepiece; a zoom lens system optically coupled to the eyepiece and the relay lens system; an illumination unit; and an objective lens capable of being repositioned between a first objective lens position and a second objective lens position, the first objective lens position comprising a slot located between the zoom lens system and the illumination unit and the second objective lens position comprising a slot located such that the illumination unit is located between the second objective lens position and the zoom lens system.

Claims (13)

1. An automated surgical microscope configuration system, comprising:

a processor;

a position sensor coupled to the processor;

a reconfigurable surgical microscope coupled to the position sensor, the reconfigurable surgical microscope including:

an eyepiece;

a relay lens system optically coupled to the eyepiece;

a zoom lens system optically coupled to the eyepiece and the relay lens system;

an illumination unit; and

a reconfigurable objective lens capable of being repositioned between a first objective lens position and a second objective lens position, the first objective lens position comprising a first slot located between the zoom lens system and the illumination unit and the second objective lens position comprising a second slot located such that the illumination unit is located between the second objective lens position and the zoom lens system; and

an actuator coupled to the processor and the reconfigurable objective lens and configured to move the reconfigurable objective lens into either the first lens position or the second lens position.

2. The automated surgical microscope configuration system of claim 1 , wherein the reconfigurable objective lens comprises multiple movable lenses.

3. The automated surgical microscope configuration system of claim 1 , wherein the position sensor comprises multiple position sensors associated with at least one of the first objective lens position or the second objective lens position.

4. The automated surgical microscope configuration system of claim 1 , wherein the actuator comprises multiple actuators.

Assignments (3)
CONFIRMATORY DEED OF ASSIGNMENT EFFECTIVE APRIL 8, 2019 Recorded Dec 10, 2019
From: NOVARTIS AG
To: ALCON INC.
Reel/Frame 051454/0788 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 18, 2018
From: YU, LINGFENG; BENDER, CRAIG
To: ALCON RESEARCH, LTD.
Reel/Frame 046121/0304 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 18, 2018
From: ALCON RESEARCH, LTD.
To: NOVARTIS AG
Reel/Frame 046121/0426 →