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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2007
Filed:
Jun. 11, 2003
Ulrich Sander, Rebstein, CH;
Michael Lippe, Winter Haven, FL (US);
Ohm Savanayana, Au, CH;
Juergen Engl, Neu-Ulm, DE;
Andreas Tedde, Hinterforst, CH;
Ulrich Sander, Rebstein, CH;
Michael Lippe, Winter Haven, FL (US);
Ohm Savanayana, Au, CH;
Juergen Engl, Neu-Ulm, DE;
Andreas Tedde, Hinterforst, CH;
Leica Microsystems (Schweiz) AG, Heerbrugg, CH;
Abstract
A control apparatus, in particular for a surgical microscope (), has a voice operating unit () and at least one other operating unit such as a manual operating unit (), a foot-controlled operating unit (), and/or an eye-controlled operating unit (). The control apparatus executes one set of microscope functions via the voice operating unit () and another set of microscope functions via the non-voice operating units (and/or).