Patent ID: 8111456

Claim:
A mechanical microscope stage, comprising a fixed base element; a first stage element; a second stage element supported by the first stage element; and a stage drive; wherein the first and second stage elements are supported to be displaceable relative to the fixed base element in orthogonal directions X and Y in a plane extending normal to an optical axis of a microscope beam path; the stage drive comprising: a first drive element linked to a first output element; a second drive element linked to a second output element; wherein the first output element is linked to the first stage element by a first transmission element and the second output element is linked to the second stage element by a second transmission element; and wherein the stage drive is coupled to the fixed base element to be adjustable in location relative to the base element in the orthogonal directions X and/or Y within an ergonomic adjustment range; and wherein the stage drive is lockable in the fixed base element in a selected ergonomically favorable adjustment position.