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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 19, 2004
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert F. Spetzler, Paradise Valley, AZ (US);
Jeremy Diringer, Ithaca, NY (US);
Günther Grubauer, Neresheim, DE;
Klaus Gottwaldt, Oberkochen, DE;
Kirsten Stäbler, Aalen, DE;
Assignee:
Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung, Heidenheim, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 1/104 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 1/104 ;
Abstract
A medical instrument arrangement includes an operation microscope system ( ) and a carrier unit ( ) carrying the operation microscope ( ). The medical instrument arrangement is at least partially covered by a drape ( ). The air inside the drape ( ) is removed by a suction unit. The drape ( ) is fixed to a portion of the carrier unit ( ) at a collar ( ). By operating the suction unit at different suction rates, disturbing vibrations of the system during a surgical procedure can be minimized.