Chemiluminescence detection device
AssigneeLJL BioSystems, Inc.
InventorsMichael T. Taylor, Amer El-Hage, Glenn R. Edwards, Douglas N. Modlin
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Abstract
A device for detecting chemiluminescence from a sample. The device may include a stage for supporting a sample and one or more of the following elements: (1) an optics head, (2) an optical relay structure for transmitting chemiluminescence from the sample to a detector, (3) a drive mechanism, (4) a sensor for detecting proximity of the optical relay structure to the sample, (5) a mask structure for selecting an effective diameter of the optical relay structure, and (6) a baffle for blocking extraneous light from entering the optical relay structure.
Claims10
A device for detecting light from a sample, the device comprising:
- a stage for supporting a sample at an examination site;
- an optics bead positioned above or below the examination site;
- a first drive mechanism that adjusts the distance between the optics head and the examination site;
- a confocal relay structure connected to the optics head for transmitting luminescence from the examination site to a first detector;
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- a nonconfocal optical relay structure connected to the optics head and dedicated to transmitting chemiluminescence from the examination site to a second detector.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.