Leica Microsystems (schweiz) Ag

Roman Frick

Andrzej Metelski

A stand () for a surgical microscope comprising at least one vertical rotary bearing (). A pivot arm () is mounted rotatably in the rotary bearing (). An electromagnetic brake () for blocking the pivoting motion of the pivot arm () in the rotary bearing () is provided. A mechanical brake () with adjustable braking force is additionally present for braking the pivot arm () in the rotary bearing ().

Stand for a surgical microscope

The invention concerns a stand () for a surgical microscope, having a stand column () and having at least one pivot arm (). The pivot arm () is arranged pivotably about a vertical rotation axis () by way of a rotary bearing (). A tilting device () for adjustably tilting the rotation axis relative to the column is provided, wherein the tilting device () includes a bearing shaft () supported by the column and defining a substantially horizontal tilting axis, and an adjustment housing () mounted on the bearing shaft () for rotation about the tilting axis. The rotary bearing () is carried by the adjustment housing ().

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Nofels, Austria

Roman Frick