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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 25, 2021
Applicant:
Carl Zeiss Meditec Ag, Jena, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Carl Zeiss Meditec AG, Jena, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 21/00 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01); A61B 90/96 (2016.01); G02B 21/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 21/0012 (2013.01); A61B 90/361 (2016.02); A61B 90/96 (2016.02); G02B 21/361 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for operating a surgical microscope having a camera is described. The method includes the following steps: a code that is able to be captured in a set frequency range is introduced into the field of view of the camera, at least one image which includes the code is captured via the camera, an evaluation device is used to identify the code and compare the latter to set features of a code required to activate at least one function, and if the identified code has the set features, the activation of the function is authorized.