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US 7,072,106 B2Granted
Device for marking microscopic preparations
AssigneeCarl Zeiss Jena GmbH
InventorCornelia Bendlin
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Abstract
The invention is directed to a device for marking microscopic preparations. It is characterized in that arc-shaped marks can be applied to a preparation in a simple, ergonomic manner by means of writing tips. For this purpose, the writing tips are lowered onto the preparation and the writing movement is carried out by means of an individual operating element.
Claims4
A device for marking microscopic preparations which is screwed into an objective turret in place of a microscope objective having an optical axis, comprising:
- an ink reservoir;
- at least one writing tip being provided which is connected with the ink reservoir;
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- said writing tip adapted to being lowered into the preparation outside of the optical axis substantially parallel to the optical axis and being rotatable substantially around the optical axis,
- wherein means are provided for converting the movement for lowering the writing tip onto the preparation into a rotational movement of the writing tip around the axis of rotation.
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