Digital microscope and method of sensing an image of a tissue sample

US10139613B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Sakura Finetek U.S.A., Inc. · US

Inventors

• Paul Hing · Sigmaringen, DE
• Christian Römer · Konstanz, DE
• Sven Hensler · Gaienhofen, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 18, 2011
• Grant date: Nov 27, 2018
• Expiry date: Jun 6, 2033

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G02B21/365
• WIPO field: Optics
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A method including sensing an image without magnification of a portion of a tissue sample; displaying the sensed image on a display; and performing at least one of the following: refreshing a sensed image at a predetermined rate, storing the sensed image, modifying the sensor to display pixel ratio, and sensing a magnified view of an area of the portion of the tissue sample. A digital microscope comprising: at least one image sensor; a first optic configured to project an image with a magnification of one or less; a second optic disposed between the at least one sensor and the stage, the second optic configured to project an image with a magnification greater than one; and a computer operable to direct an image capture by the at least one image sensor of a portion of a microslide on the stage projected through the first optic or the second optic.