Patent ID: 11933958
Assignee: LEICA MICROSYSTEMS CMS GMBH
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A microscope for microscopic examination of a sample comprising:
a microscope housing enclosing illumination optics, a microscope stage and imaging optics;
an integrated sample chamber located within the microscope housing and formed by a separated housing section within the microscope housing, the sample chamber being separated from the imaging optics; and
the housing section comprising a lid providing direct access to the microscope stage for placing the sample in the sample chamber, the housing section being configured such that the sample chamber is sealed at a closed position of the lid;
wherein the housing section comprises an interface for connection of an external incubation environment conditioning unit to the sample chamber, the interface being configured to provide a connection between the external incubation environment conditioning unit and the sample chamber for supplying an incubation atmosphere generated by the external incubation environment conditioning unit to the sample chamber, such that a plurality of environmental conditions of the incubation atmosphere in the sample chamber are controllable via the interface connected to the external incubation environment conditioning unit.