Abstract: A cleaning device for the cleaning of a pipetting tip and a method of using the same. The device comprises a horizontally extending upper part and a vertically from the lower end of the upper part extending shaft, wherein both parts comprise a vertically extending central receiving hole for receiving the pipetting tip, and wherein the upper part comprises at least one oscillating nozzle which is arranged perpendicular to the central receiving hole, and which is connected by a channel to a first connector to a cleaning fluid supply.

Abstract: The invention relates to an ultrasonic microscope for inspecting an object, comprising an object holder for holding the object in an object region; a scan head; a first transducer supported by the scan head and configured to emit first acoustic pulses along an emission direction, to focus the first acoustic pulses in a focal point, to detect second acoustic pulses emerging from the object and to output a first detection signal representing the second acoustic pulses detected by the first transducer; a first actuator configured to move the first transducer relative to the scan head along a vertical direction which is essentially parallel to the emission direction; and a controller configured to control the first actuator based on the first detection signal. Further, the invention relates to a carrier for carrying an acoustic pulse transducer of an ultrasonic microscope within an immersion liquid.