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Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2009

Filed:

Oct. 18, 2007
Applicants:

Yoshihiro Kawano, Hachioji, JP;

Isao Ishibe, Mishima, JP;

Yoshihisa Tanikawa, Chuo-ku, JP;

Atsuhiro Tsuchiya, Hachioji, JP;

Inventors:

Yoshihiro Kawano, Hachioji, JP;

Isao Ishibe, Mishima, JP;

Yoshihisa Tanikawa, Chuo-ku, JP;

Atsuhiro Tsuchiya, Hachioji, JP;

Assignee:

Olympus Corporation, Tokyo, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 21/00 (2006.01); G02B 7/04 (2006.01); G02B 27/40 (2006.01); G02B 27/64 (2006.01); G01J 3/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A focusing method for an examination apparatus that can quickly and easily perform focusing for fluoroscopy is provided. The focusing method, for an examination apparatus that can observe fluorescence emitted from a specimen, includes a first step of irradiating the specimen with light via an objective lens to generate reflected light and fluorescence; a second step of performing focusing with respect to the surface of the specimen using the reflected light from the specimen; and a third step of performing focusing for the fluorescence based on the focal position of the specimen surface in the second step.


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