Patent ID: 9606347
Date: 2017-03-28
CPC Classifications: G02B

Claim:
1. A method of using a microscope for observing a specimen loaded on a film-like mounting part mountable on a stage, the microscope comprising: a supply port which is adapted to be positioned to supply an immersion medium to a gap between the film-like mounting part mounted on the stage and an immersion objective lens which is arranged facing upward at a lower side of the stage; a suction port which is adapted to be positioned to contact the immersion medium suppliable from the supply port and to suck the immersion medium; a supply unit which is connected to the supply port and which is adapted to supply the immersion medium to the gap between the film-like mounting part and the immersion objective lens through the supply port; and a suction unit which is connected to the suction port and which is adapted to suck the immersion medium through the suction port, the method comprising: operating the suction unit to suck a whole amount of the immersion medium provided in the gap between the film-like mounting part and the immersion objective lens; and operating the supply unit to supply a predetermined amount of the immersion medium to the gap between the film-like mounting part and the immersion objective lens.