Arrangement for micromanipulation of biological specimens
AssigneeLeica Microsystems CMS GmbH
InventorsMarcel Eijsackers, Bernard Kleine, Katja Peter, Werner Wittke
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Abstract
An arrangement for micromanipulation of biological specimens includes a microscope, a motor-adjustable micromanipulator, and a common operating console having a motor-adjustable microscope functional element. The motor-adjustable micromanipulator has an injector. The common operating console includes a first operating element and a second operating element. Each of the first and second operating elements are selectably configurable to independently operate either of the motor-adjustable microscope functional element and the motor-adjustable micromanipulator.
Claims20
1-19. (canceled)
An arrangement for micromanipulation of biological specimens comprising:
- a microscope having at least one motor-adjustable microscope functional element;
- at least one motor-adjustable micromanipulator having an injector;
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- a common operating console including a first operating element and a second operating element, each of the first and second operating elements being selectably configurable to independently operate either of the at least one motor-adjustable microscope functional element and the at least one motor-adjustable micromanipulator.
An arrangement for micromanipulation of biological specimens comprising:
- a microscope having a first and a second motor-adjustable microscope functional element;
- a motor-adjustable micromanipulator having a respective injector;
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- a common operating console including a first operating element and a second operating elemnent;
- wherein the first operating element is configured to selectably operate any of the first motor-adjustable microscope functional element, the second motor-adjustable microscope functional element and the motor-adjustable micromanipulator;
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- wherein the second operating element is configured to selectably and independently of the first operating element operate any of the first motor-adjustable microscope functional element, the second motor-adjustable microscope functional element and the motor-adjustable micromanipulator.
A method for micromanipulation of biological specimens comprising:
- providing a microscope having at least one motor-adjustable microscope functional element;
- providing at least one motor-adjustable micromanipulator having an injector;
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- providing a common operating console including a first operating element and a second operating element;
- assigning a first of the at least one motor-adjustable microscope functional element to the first operating element using a function activation device so as to enable the first operating element to operate the first motor-adjustable microscope functional element;
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- assigning the at least one motor-adjustable micromanipulator to the second operating element using the function activation device so as to enable the second operating element to operate the motor-adjustable micromanipulator.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.