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Dual light source transilluminator and method of transillumination

US5737065A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 17, 1995
Grant dateApr 7, 1998
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Expiry dateMay 17, 2015

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B27/024
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A transilluminator having a housing having therein a window, a first light source supported within the housing for transmitting light through the window and illuminating a sample adjacent the window, and a second light source which is mounted outside the housing and which is movable between a first position wherein the second light source is removed from the window, and a second position wherein the second light source is over the window for transmitting light onto a sample adjacent the second light source.

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