SURGICAL MICROSCOPE FOR OBSERVING AN INFRARED FLUORESCENCE AND CORRESPONDING METHOD
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1. A surgical microscope for observing an infrared fluorescence, the surgical microscope comprising:
- a camera system having an input port, a dichroic beam splitter and first, second and third camera chips, wherein the dichroic beam splitter is configured to direct red light received at the input port mainly towards the first camera chip via a first output port of the beam splitter, to direct green light received at the input port mainly towards the second camera chip via a second output port of the beam splitter, to direct blue light received at the input port mainly towards the third camera chip via a third output port of the beam splitter, and to direct infrared light received at the input port mainly only towards one of the first, second and third camera chips;
microscopy optics configured to optically image an object area onto the camera chips of the camera system; and
a display system configured to display images based on light intensities detected by the camera chips of the camera system.
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Abstract
A surgical microscope for observing an infrared fluorescence includes a camera system 25 having three chips, wherein infrared light emanating from an object is supplied to only one of the three camera chips via a dichroic beam splitter.
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1. A surgical microscope for observing an infrared fluorescence, the surgical microscope comprising:
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a camera system having an input port, a dichroic beam splitter and first, second and third camera chips, wherein the dichroic beam splitter is configured to direct red light received at the input port mainly towards the first camera chip via a first output port of the beam splitter, to direct green light received at the input port mainly towards the second camera chip via a second output port of the beam splitter, to direct blue light received at the input port mainly towards the third camera chip via a third output port of the beam splitter, and to direct infrared light received at the input port mainly only towards one of the first, second and third camera chips; microscopy optics configured to optically image an object area onto the camera chips of the camera system; and a display system configured to display images based on light intensities detected by the camera chips of the camera system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 17)
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12. A microscopy method comprising:
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operating a microscope in a first mode of operation, the first mode of operation comprising; supplying light including red, green and blue light to an object; supplying red light emanating from the object to a first camera chip, supplying green light emanating from the object to a second camera chip, and supplying blue light emanating from the object to a third camera chip; and operating the microscope in a second mode of operation, the second mode of operation comprising; exciting a fluorescence at the object, and supplying infrared light generated by the fluorescence from the object mainly to only one of the first, second, or third camera chips. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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