Microscope lens with integrated wide-field camera and beam scanning device
US12072481B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 11, 2022 |
| Grant date | Aug 27, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 11, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B5/0075
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A device for viewing a target, the device including a housing, an objective lens positioned within the housing, where the objective lens has a first lens group including at least a first lens and a second lens group including at least a second lens, the first lens positioned closer to the target than the second lens, and a camera positioned within the objective lens between the first lens and the second lens, where the camera is configured to provide images of the target located near a focal point of the objective lens, and wherein the arrangement of the first lens, the second lens, and the camera provides for simultaneous capture of a first image of a surface of the target and a second image of a sub-surface cellular structure of the target.
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