CA2015228A1 - Adapter for microscope - Google Patents

Adapter for microscope

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CA2015228A1
CA2015228A1 CA2015228A CA2015228A CA2015228A1 CA 2015228 A1 CA2015228 A1 CA 2015228A1 CA 2015228 A CA2015228 A CA 2015228A CA 2015228 A CA2015228 A CA 2015228A CA 2015228 A1 CA2015228 A1 CA 2015228A1
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light path
light
microscope
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wavelengths
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CA2015228C (en
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Richard Rodion Rathbone
Stephen Clark Wardlaw
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Yale University
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    • GPHYSICS
    • G02OPTICS
    • G02BOPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B21/00Microscopes
    • G02B21/06Means for illuminating specimens
    • GPHYSICS
    • G02OPTICS
    • G02BOPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B21/00Microscopes
    • GPHYSICS
    • G02OPTICS
    • G02BOPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B21/00Microscopes
    • G02B21/16Microscopes adapted for ultraviolet illumination ; Fluorescence microscopes

Abstract

The present invention concerns an adapter to be coupled to an objective lens of a microscope comprising a body member having a first coupling means at one end thereof to receive an objective lens of a microscope and having a second coupling means at the other end thereof to receive a microscope component. The body member has an axial light path running longitudinally therethrough and has a radial light path which intersects the axial light path. A source of light is disposed in the radial light path. A first filter is disposed in the radial light path downstream of the source of light for passing light at wavelengths which excite fluorescence in a specimen to be examined in a microscope and to remove light at wavelengths where visible fluorescence emission occurs in the specimen. A mirror is disposed in the intersection of the axial light path and radial light path. The mirror passes light through the axial light path and reflects light at excitation wavelengths, but does not reflect light at emission wavelengths. A second filter is disposed in the axial light path and is disposed above the mirror and adjacent the second coupling means. The second filter blocks excitation wavelengths which pass through the mirror. The adapter can easily be attached and detached to a conventional microscope. The adapter can provide fluorescence microscopy capability to a conventional microscope which was not designed for fluorescence microscopy.
CA002015228A 1989-09-20 1990-04-24 Adapter for microscope Expired - Fee Related CA2015228C (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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US07/410,163 US5198927A (en) 1989-09-20 1989-09-20 Adapter for microscope
US07/410,163 1989-09-20

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CA2015228A1 true CA2015228A1 (en) 1991-03-20
CA2015228C CA2015228C (en) 2000-01-25

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US (2) US5198927A (en)
EP (1) EP0418471B1 (en)
KR (1) KR910006746A (en)
CN (1) CN1024952C (en)
AT (1) ATE129817T1 (en)
BR (1) BR9003215A (en)
CA (1) CA2015228C (en)
DE (1) DE69023309T2 (en)
MX (1) MX174253B (en)
ZA (1) ZA902526B (en)

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DE69023309D1 (en) 1995-12-07
BR9003215A (en) 1991-08-27
CN1052557A (en) 1991-06-26
MX174253B (en) 1994-05-02
ATE129817T1 (en) 1995-11-15
DE69023309T2 (en) 1996-04-18
EP0418471A2 (en) 1991-03-27
US5349468A (en) 1994-09-20
KR910006746A (en) 1991-04-30
EP0418471B1 (en) 1995-11-02
US5198927A (en) 1993-03-30
ZA902526B (en) 1991-10-30
CA2015228C (en) 2000-01-25
CN1024952C (en) 1994-06-08
EP0418471A3 (en) 1991-09-18

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