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US 9,958,665 B2Granted
Testing equipment with magnifying function
AssigneeBonraybio Co., Ltd.
InventorsCheng-Teng Hsu, Hsuan-Yu Huang, Chih-Pin Chang, Kuang-Li Huang, Yu-Chiao Chi
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Abstract
Embodiments disclose a device for testing biological specimen. The device includes a sample carrier and a detachable cover. The sample carrier includes a specimen holding area. The detachable cover is placed on top of the specimen holding area. The detachable cover includes a magnifying component configured to align with the specimen holding area. The focal length of the magnifying component is from 0.1 mm to 8.5 mm. The magnifying component has a linear magnification ratio of at least 1.
Claims20
A system for testing biological specimen, comprising:
- a device for testing biological specimen, comprising:
- a sample carrier including a specimen holding area;
- a detachable cover placed on top of the specimen holding area, the detachable cover including a magnifying component configured to align with the specimen holding area;
- wherein the focal length of the magnifying component is from 0.1 mm to 8.5 mm, and the magnifying component has a linear magnification ratio of at least 1.0;
- and
- a base component including:
- an insertion port for inserting the device into the base component;
- and
- a camera component for capturing the image of the specimen holding area, or a form-fitting frame for securing a mobile device that includes a camera component for capturing the image of the specimen holding area,
- wherein the base component includes a supplemental lens placed below the camera component, a linear magnification ratio of an optical system including the magnifying component and the supplemental lens is at least 1.0.
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A system for testing biological specimen, comprising:
- a device for testing biological specimen, comprising:
- a sample carrier including a specimen holding area;
- a detachable cover placed on top of the specimen holding area, the detachable cover including a magnifying component configured to align with the specimen holding area;
- wherein the focal length of the magnifying component is from 0.1 mm to 8.5 mm, and the magnifying component has a linear magnification ratio of at least 1.0;
- a base component including:
- an insertion port for inserting the device into the base component;
- and
- a camera component for capturing the image of the specimen holding area, or a form-fitting frame for securing a mobile device that includes a camera component for capturing the image of the specimen holding area;
- wherein the base component includes an autofocus mechanism to move the camera component to adjust a distance between the camera component and the magnifying component, and
- wherein the base component further includes a supplemental lens, and the autofocus mechanism moves the camera component and the supplemental lens together during an autofocus operation.
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A system for testing biological specimen, comprising:
- a device for testing biological specimen, comprising:
- a sample earner including a specimen holding area;
- a detachable cover placed on top of the specimen holding area, the detachable cover including a magnifying component configured to align with the specimen holding area;
- wherein the focal length of the magnifying component is from 0.1 mm to 8.5 mm, and the magnifying component has a linear magnification ratio of at least 1.0;
- and
- a base component including:
- an insertion port for inserting the device into the base component;
- and
- a camera component for capturing the image of the specimen holding area, or a form-fitting frame for securing a mobile device that includes a camera component for capturing the image of the specimen holding area,
- wherein the base component includes an autofocus mechanism to move the device to adjust a distance between the camera component and the magnifying component.
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A system for testing biological specimen, comprising:
- a device for testing biological specimen, comprising:
- a sample carrier including a specimen holding area;
- a detachable cover placed on top of the specimen holding area, the detachable cover including a magnifying component configured to align with the specimen holding area;
- wherein the focal length of the magnifying component is from 0.1 mm to 8.5 mm, and the magnifying component has a linear magnification ratio of at least 1.0;
- and
- a base component including:
- an insertion port for inserting the device into the base component;
- and
- a camera component for capturing the image of the specimen holding area, or a form-fitting frame for securing a mobile device that includes a camera component for capturing the image of the specimen holding area,
- wherein the base component includes a slot for accommodating a collection bottle for collecting the biological specimen, and a switch to detect the collection bottle being inserted into the slot.
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A system for testing biological specimen, comprising:
- a device for testing biological specimen, comprising:
- a sample carrier including a specimen holding area;
- a detachable cover placed on top of the specimen holding area, the detachable cover including a magnifying component configured to align with the specimen holding area;
- wherein the focal length of the magnifying component is from 0.1 mm to 8.5 mm, and the magnifying component has a linear magnification ratio of at least 1.0;
- and
- a base component including:
- an insertion port for inserting the device into the base component;
- and
- a camera component for capturing the image of the specimen holding area, or a form-fitting frame for securing a mobile device that includes a camera component for capturing the image of the specimen holding area,
- wherein the base component includes a distance sensor for detecting a distance between a bottom of the collection bottle and the sensor, and the system determines a weight or a volume of the biological specimen in the collection bottle based on the detected distance between the bottom of the collection bottle and the sensor.
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A system for testing biological specimen, comprising:
- a device for testing biological specimen, comprising:
- a sample carrier including a specimen holding area;
- a detachable cover placed on top of the specimen holding area, the detachable cover including a magnifying component configured to align with the specimen holding area;
- wherein the focal length of the magnifying component is from 0.1 mm to 8.5 mm, and the magnifying component has a linear magnification ratio of at least 1.0;
- and
- a base component including:
- an insertion port for inserting the device into the base component;
- and
- a camera component for capturing the image of the specimen holding area, or a form-fitting frame for securing a mobile device that includes a camera component for capturing the image of the specimen holding area;
- and
- a processor configured to determine a biochemical property of a biological specimen contained in the specimen holding area, based on a color of a region within the image of the specimen holding area captured by the camera component.
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A system for testing biological specimen, comprising:
- a device for testing biological specimen, comprising:
- a sample carrier including a specimen holding area;
- a detachable cover placed on top of the specimen holding area, the detachable cover including a magnifying component configured to align with the specimen holding area;
- wherein the focal length of the magnifying component is from 0.1 mm to 8.5 mm, and the magnifying component has a linear magnification ratio of at least 1.0;
- a base component including:
- an insertion port for inserting the device into the base component;
- and
- a camera component for capturing the image of the specimen holding area, or a form-fitting frame for securing a mobile device that includes a camera component for capturing the image of the specimen holding area;
- a light source configured to provide illumination to the specimen holding area with at least one color;
- wherein the camera component captures a first image and a second image of the specimen hold area when the light source provide illumination with the at least one color;
- and
- a processor configured to determine a property of a biological specimen contained in the specimen holding area, based on comparison between a first color of a region within the first image and a second color of the region within the second image.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.