摘要:
Apparatuses, methods, and systems for the automated imaging and evaluation of human embryos, oocytes, or pluripotent cells are described. An apparatus and method for automated dish detection and well occupancy determination are described. In addition, a multi-well culture dish and an illumination assembly for bimodal imaging are described. These inventions find use at least in identifying or in facilitating identification of embryos and oocytes in vitro that are most useful in treating infertility in humans.
摘要:
A widefield microscope illumination system and a method for illumination, the system having a microscope objective with an optical objective axis, an illumination light source sending widefield illumination light along illumination beam paths having corresponding illumination axes along which the illumination light penetrates into the microscope objective through illumination light entry sites located within a predetermined illumination light entry area, a spatially resolving light detector detecting detected light sent from an illuminated sample through the microscope objective along a detected light beam path, and an automatic illumination light beam path manipulation device, controlled by a control system, which is arranged in front of the microscope objective in relation to the direction of the illumination light beam path, and by which illumination light beam path manipulation device the illumination axes are automatically movable at time intervals to a plurality of illumination light entry sites.
摘要:
An inspection system including a catadioptric objective that facilitates dark-field inspection is provided. The objective includes an outer element furthest from the specimen having an outer element partial reflective surface oriented toward the specimen, an inner element nearest the specimen having a center lens comprising an inner element partial reflective surface oriented away from the specimen, and a central element positioned between the outer lens and the inner lens. At least one of the outer element, inner element, and central element has an aspheric surface. The inner element is spatially configured to facilitate dark-field inspection of the specimen.
摘要:
A microscope system and an illumination intensity adjusting method that can automatically adjust an illumination intensity when a bright-field illumination system and a dark-field illumination system are simultaneously used are provided. The microscope system includes: a stage on which a specimen is placed; an objective lens that converges observation light from at least the specimen S on the stage; a bright-field illumination unit configured to emit bright-field illumination light that is illumination light aperture to the specimen for a bright-field observation; a dark-field illumination unit configured to emit dark-field illumination light that is illumination light aperture to the specimen for a dark-field observation; and an illumination intensity control unit configured to adjust an illumination intensity of at least one of the bright-field illumination light and the dark-field illumination light according to the illumination intensity of the other one.
摘要:
The invention relates to a device and method for inspecting an object (2) involving the use of a bright field illumination beam path (4) of a bright field light source (5), said beam path being formed so that it passes through the projection optics (3), and involving the use or a dark field illumination beam path (6) of a dark field light source (7), this beam path being formed so that it also passes through the projection optics (3). The object (2) can be projected by the projection optics (3) onto the least one detector (8), and the object (2) is simultaneously illuminated by both light sources (5, 7). In order to simultaneously detect bright field images and dark field images without involving complicated filtering operations, the inventive device or method for inspecting an object (2) is characterized in that the light used for the dark field illumination is pulsed and in that the pulse intensity of the light used for the dark field illumination is greater by at least one order of magnitude than the intensity of the continuous light, which is used for the bright field illumination, during a pulsed interval.
摘要:
An illumination system for a microscope, including a light source for generating light to illuminate a sample for microscopic observation, at least one collimating lens for collimating light generated by the light source, and a darkfield condenser for receiving collimated light and directing a hollow cone of light onto the sample under observation. The system optionally includes an adapter for enhancing economy of light transmission from the light source to the specimen, the adapter having a centrally disposed spacer and a plurality of optical fibers surrounding the spacer, to generate a hollow cylinder of light for transmission to the darkfield condenser. The system provides improved resolution and contrast, and is well suited for adaptation to fluorescence microscopy techniques.
摘要:
An imaging apparatus includes a collection of optical elements arranged in a predetermined sequence and cooperable to define a dark-field optical arrangement and a bright-field optical arrangement. The dark-field optical arrangement and a bright-field optical arrangement may be defined along the same or different optical path(s). At least one of the optical elements is operative to enable at least one of the dark field or the bright-field optical arrangements. In a first embodiment said one optical element is movable from a first to a second position to enable either the dark-field or the bright-field optical arrangement. In a second embodiment said one optical element is operable to enable simultaneously both the dark-field and the bright-field optical arrangements. Both opaque objects and phase objects in a fluid stream are able to be detected and quantified.
摘要:
An illuminating apparatus for a microscope provided with a revolver capable of selecting one of a plurality of objective lenses and inserting it into an observation optical path comprises an illuminating light source for illuminating a sample, a power source for supplying electric power to the illuminating light source, and a control device responsive to the changeover of the revolver from one of the objective lenses to another to stop the supply of electric power to the illuminating light source.
摘要:
An operation microscope in which the optical axis of the illumination optical system is in alignment with the optical axis of the objective lens of the observation optical system and the illumination rays pass along the optical axis of the objective lens. Due to this construction, it is possible to sufficiently illuminate the deep parts of diseased tissue in, for example, a cataract operation, and very easy to confirm whether or not any part of the lens remains in the capsula lentis after the removal of the lens of the eye.