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US 7,116,474 B2Granted
In vitro fertilization microscope
AssigneeKramer Scientific Corporation
InventorLothar K. Faber
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Abstract
A dual stereo-compound microscope that is enabled to change between stereoscopic observation and compound observation while illuminating a sample with illumination. While shifting between a stereoscopic view and a compound view, the sample being viewed remains parcenter and parfocal.
Claims10
A microscope comprising:
- a microscope body;
- a stereo objective mounted to the microscope body;
- a compound objective mounted to the microscope body;
- wherein
- the stereo objective and the compound objective may be alternately used for alternatively viewing a sample stereoscopically and compoundly, respectively;
- wherein the microscope includes a first and a second viewing path;
- and
- wherein the first viewing path is used for stereoscopic observation through the stereo objective and the second viewing path is used for compound observation through the compound objective;
- and
- further comprising a mirror system mounted to the microscope body and capable of moving into the first viewing path for stereoscopic observation and further capable of moving out of the first viewing path for compound observation.
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