US 12,156,769 B2
Surgical microscope system and corresponding apparatus, method and computer program
George Themelis, Lindau (DE)
Assigned to Leica Instruments (Singapore) Pte Ltd., Singapore (SG)
Appl. No. 17/755,893
Filed by Leica Instruments (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., Singapore (SG)
PCT Filed Oct. 30, 2020, PCT No. PCT/EP2020/080558
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date May 11, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/094110, PCT Pub. Date May 20, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 19209243 (EP), filed on Nov. 14, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0378543 A1, Dec. 1, 2022
Int. Cl. G08B 3/00 (2006.01); A61B 90/25 (2016.01); F16M 11/12 (2006.01); G02B 7/00 (2021.01); G02B 21/00 (2006.01); G08B 5/00 (2006.01); G08B 7/00 (2006.01); G08B 7/06 (2006.01); G08B 21/18 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 90/25 (2016.02) [F16M 11/12 (2013.01); G02B 7/001 (2013.01); G02B 21/0012 (2013.01); G08B 7/06 (2013.01); G08B 21/18 (2013.01); F16M 2200/041 (2013.01); F16M 2200/066 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A surgical microscope system comprising:
one or more sensors for providing sensor information about a balance of the surgical microscope system;
one or more brakes for holding at least one component of the surgical microscope system in place;
a surgical microscope; and
a processing module, configured to:
process the sensor information,
determine an information about the balance of the surgical microscope system, and
control a release of the one or more brakes based on the information about the balance of the surgical microscope system by overriding a control of the one or more brakes based on the information on the balance of the surgical microscope system or by limiting operation of the brakes if the balance of the surgical microscope system indicates a danger of imbalance.