Patent ID: 8270071

Claim:
An optical microscope setup, comprising: a stage for supporting a specimen, having a first side and a second side spaced from the first side, so that each of the first and second sides is viewable; a first optical microscope comprising: a first imaging body having a first primary optical axis; and a first movable objective lens assembly having a first objective lens located for viewing the first side of the specimen when the specimen is supported by said stage, said first objective lens having a first optical axis and a first field of view, and said first movable objective lens assembly configured to move said first objective lens in a direction perpendicular to said first optical axis; and a second optical microscope comprising: a second imaging body having a second primary optical axis; and a second movable objective lens assembly having a second objective lens located for viewing the second side of the specimen when the specimen is supported by said stage, said second objective lens having a second optical axis and a second field of view, and said second movable objective lens assembly configured to move said second objective lens in a direction perpendicular to said second optical axis; wherein: said first movable objective lens assembly comprises a first mirror system that includes: a first plurality of mirrors, including: a first mirror fixed along said first primary optical axis and pivotable thereabout, said first mirror for directing light from a third optical axis perpendicular to said first optical axis to along said first primary optical axis; and a second mirror fixed relative to said first objective lens and movable in a direction parallel to said third optical axis, said second mirror for directing light from said first field of view along a fourth optical axis parallel to said third optical axis; and a first support supporting said first plurality of mirrors so as to allow said first plurality of mirrors to pivot about said first primary optical axis; and said second movable objective lens assembly comprising a second mirror system that includes: a second plurality of mirrors, including: a third mirror fixed along said second primary optical axis and pivotable thereabout, said third mirror for directing light from a fifth optical axis perpendicular to said second optical axis to along said second primary optical axis; and a fourth mirror fixed relative to said second objective lens and movable in a direction parallel to said fifth optical axis, said fourth mirror for directing light from said second field of view along a sixth optical axis parallel to said fifth optical axis; and a second support supporting said second plurality of mirrors so as to allow said second plurality of mirrors to pivot about said second primary optical axis.