Surgical microscope drape with removable lens assembly
CA 2610954 C · Owner: Bala, Andrew J. · Inventors: Bala, Andrew J.
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The present invention relates to a surgical microscope drape with a removable lens assembly for use with surgical microscopes. The drape assembly comprises an elongated hollow enclosure of sheet-form material having a first end defining an access opening and a second end defining a hole and at least four ocular pockets. The access opening enables the drape assembly to be pulled over the body of a surgical microscope while the four ocular pockets each cover corresponding ocular ports of the microscope. A view portal located on the enclosure at the hole is adapted to be located within a cavity of the objective lens barrel. The portal houses a removable lens assembly that includes a …
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- Filed June 6, 2006 and granted November 19, 2013. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended June 6, 2026.
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