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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2013
Olympus Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Haruyuki Tsuji, Ina, JP;
Masayoshi Karasawa, Nagano, JP;
OLYMPUS CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An inverted microscope that allows observation of a specimen from underneath includes an objective lens holding unit that holds an objective lens configured to collect at least observation light from the specimen, a tube lens configured to focus the observation light collected by the objective lens, a branching unit configured to branch an optical path of the observation light from the tube lens, and an observation image switching device that is removably provided in a microscope main body between the objective lens and the tube lens and is configured to switch between wavelengths of an observation image or between magnifications of the observation image.