Confocal microscope having a positionable imaging head mounted on a boom stand
US10514532B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 27, 2016 |
| Grant date | Dec 24, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 4, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B21/26
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A confocal microscope is provided having an imaging head with an optical system for capturing optically formed microscopic sectional images of a sample, and a boom stand having a platform, a shaft which extends from the platform, and an arm which extends from the shaft, where such arm is coupled to the imaging head. The imaging head has a plurality of degrees of freedom of motion in positioning the arm relative to the shaft, and the imaging head relative to the arm, so that the imaging head in a first mode can be moved to image a first sample, such as ex-vivo tissue specimen mounted on a stage, disposed upon the platform, and in a second mode the imaging head can be moved to image a second sample, such as in-vivo issue, disposed away from or beside the platform.
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