公开(公告)号：US09841371B2

公开(公告)日：2017-12-12

申请号：US14516772

申请日：2014-10-17

Applicant: Thermo Scientific Portable Analytical Instruments Inc.

Inventor： Kevin J. Knopp ,  Robert L. Green ,  Brendon D. Tower ,  Christopher D. Brown ,  Gregory H. Vander Rhodes

IPC: G01N21/17 ,  G01J3/02 ,  G01J3/44 ,  G01N21/47 ,  G01N21/65 ,  G01J3/42 ,  G01N21/55 ,  G01N21/59 ,  G01N21/35

CPC classification number: G01N21/17 ,  G01J3/02 ,  G01J3/0232 ,  G01J3/0262 ,  G01J3/0264 ,  G01J3/0272 ,  G01J3/0289 ,  G01J3/0291 ,  G01J3/42 ,  G01J3/44 ,  G01J3/4412 ,  G01N21/47 ,  G01N21/4738 ,  G01N21/55 ,  G01N21/59 ,  G01N21/65 ,  G01N2021/3595 ,  G01N2201/0221 ,  G01N2201/0612 ,  G01N2201/062 ,  G01N2201/105 ,  G01N2201/125

Abstract: Disclosed are apparatus, kits, methods, and systems that include a radiation source configured to direct radiation to a sample; a detector configured to measure radiation from the sample; an electronic processor configured to determine information about the sample based on the measured radiation; a housing enclosing the source, the detector, and the electronic processor, the housing having a hand-held form factor; an arm configured to maintain a separation between the sample and the housing, the arm including a first end configured to connect to the housing and a second end configured to contact the sample; and a layer positioned on the second end of the arm, the layer being configured to contact the sample and to transmit at least a portion of the radiation from the sample to the detector.