Miniaturized microscope array digital slide scanner
US7184610B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 11, 2003 |
| Grant date | Feb 27, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 1, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B21/367
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An array of microscopes and a method of imaging an object with the array of microscopes. The array includes a plurality of optical elements being individually disposed with respect to a corresponding image plane and configured to image respective sections of an object, and includes a plurality of image sensors corresponding to respective optical elements and configured to capture corresponding representations of the respective sections of the object. The method includes imaging respective sections of an object with a plurality of optical elements and capturing corresponding representations of sections of the object from a plurality of image sensors.
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