Eye protection system on an electronically controlled fluorescence microscope
AssigneeLeica Microsystems (Schweiz) AG
InventorPaul Graefenhain
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Abstract
The invention concerns a fluorescence (stereo)microscope having a filter carrier that can be loaded with manually exchangeable filter inserts, and having a reliable eye protection system against the energy-rich light radiation in the context of a carrier position without a filter insert.
Claims38
A fluorescence microscope having at least one exchangeable filter insert (12) and at least one illumination device (1) having at least one light source (22), wherein the filter insert (12) is coupled by means of a coupling apparatus (19) to the illumination device (1) so that in an operating state no excitation illumination occurs in the fluorescence microscope without said filter insert (12) in a working position, and wherein upon insertion of the filter insert (12), a dimmer for the excitation light source (22) is switchable by insertion or removal of the filter insert (12) by means of the coupling apparatus (19).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.