Patent ID: 7982949
Filing Date: 2011-07-19
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
1. An operation microscope, comprising: a microscope body having an illumination optical system which illuminates a subject, a lens barrel, and a main observation optical system which observes the subject; an assistant's microscope unit attached to the microscope body; and a guide rail which is disposed in the lens barrel of the microscope body, and extends in a circumferential direction about a center of an optical axis of an objective lens of the microscope body, wherein the assistant's microscope unit is disposed in the guide rail to be movable between a usage position and a non-usage position in a circumferential direction of the lens barrel, the microscope body includes in a lower end part thereof a pair of first openings, the guide rail includes a pair of second openings which are opposed to the pair of first openings, and the guide rail includes a shutter which closes the pair of first openings provided in the lower end part of the microscope body and the pair of second openings provided in the guide rail when fastening the assistant's microscope unit to the non-usage position, wherein the guide rail includes a circular arc guide section which extends along the circumferential direction of the lens barrel, and linear guide sections which are disposed to extend from the circular arc guide section to right and left side portions of the microscope body, respectively, and wherein the usage position is located in an outer circumference face of the circular arc guide section, and the non-usage position is located in the linear guide sections.