Microscope for transmitted-light and fluorescence microscopy
US10429630B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 28, 2016 |
| Grant date | Oct 1, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 28, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/10056
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A fluorescence microscope has an incident fluorescence illumination unit generating an incident fluorescence illumination beam path a multi-band fluorescence filter system encompassing a multi-band beam splitter for deflecting the incident fluorescence illumination beam path into an objective of the microscope and onto a specimen. The filter system has a multi-band blocking filter that at least partly transmits a fluorescence emission beam path proceeding from the specimen; and having a digital camera for generating a fluorescence image of the specimen. The microscope has a bright-field transmitted illumination unit for generating a bright-field transmitted illumination beam path for transmitted illumination of the specimen. The filter system is arranged fixedly so that upon acquisition of a bright-field image of the specimen, the system remains in a bright-field transmitted light beam path proceeding from the specimen. The digital camera has a white balance function that is executed before the bright-field image is generated.
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