Image analysis and measurement of biological samples
AssigneeTheranos, Inc.
InventorsKaran Mohan, Chinmay Pangarkar, James Wasson
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Abstract
Methods, devices, systems, and apparatuses are provided for the image analysis of measurement of biological samples.
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A system for analyzing a sample, the system comprising:
- a sample holder comprising a sample chamber configured to hold said sample, at least a portion of said sample holder comprising an optically transmissive material, said optically transmissive material comprising an optically transmissive surface and a reflective surface;
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- an illumination source configured to provide light that illuminates and passes through said optically transmissive surface;
- wherein said sample holder is configured effective that said light from said illumination source simultaneously provides both epi-illumination and trans-illumination to a sample in the sample holder, where epi-illumination comprises light traveling from said illumination source to said sample without reflection at a surface of the optically transmissive material of the sample holder, and where trans-illumination comprises light traveling within the optically transmissive material and to the sample following at least one reflection from at least one surface of said optically transmissive material.
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A cuvette comprising a sample chamber configured to hold a sample, at least a portion of said cuvette comprising an optically transmissive material, said optically transmissive material comprising an optically transmissive surface and a reflective surface, wherein said optically transmissive surface and said reflective surface are configured effective that light passing through the optically transmissive surface simultaneously provides both epi-illumination and trans-illumination to said sample in the sample chamber, where epi-illumination comprises light traveling from said illumination source to the sample without reflection at a surface of the optically transmissive material, and where trans-illumination comprises light traveling within the optically transmissive material and to the sample following at least one reflection from at least one surface of said optically transmissive material.
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A cuvette comprising a sample chamber having an optically transmissive floor, said cuvette having an outer surface comprising at least one concave or convex structure configured to provide mechanical support to the cuvette.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.