Top-down and rotational side view biopsy specimen imager and methods
US10386301B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 17, 2018 |
| Grant date | Aug 20, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 17, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2021/6439
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Methods and devices are disclosed for the imaging of a biological sample with a top-down camera and a side-view camera. A biological sample is held on an imaging stage that is capable of rotation in two orthogonal axes. The top-down and side-view cameras can record a series of images of the sample using multiple imaging modalities at different rotational positions of the imaging stage. The top-down camera can be translated along its optical axis to affect the camera zoom and influence the resolution and field of view of the recorded images. Fluorescence excitation light sources can be positioned proximate to each of the top-down and side-view cameras to provide substantially uniform illumination of the sample for imaging with each camera.
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