Patent ID: 11860350
Assignee: Q-LINEA AB
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. An imaging device comprising:
a line camera;
a support configured to receive a sample holder;
an objective lens configured to be received by a lens holder, the lens holder being operable to move the objective lens along an optical axis; and
an autofocus system,
wherein:
the support is configured to move the sample holder in a first direction relative to an imaging line of the line camera to capture an image of a first strip of the sample holder;
the autofocus system is configured to determine a focal plane and cause the lens holder to translate the objective lens in order to adjust the focal plane during movement of the sample holder in the first direction by the support;
the support is further configured to move the sample holder in a second direction to align the imaging line of the line camera with a position on a second strip of the sample holder;
the first direction is a straight line, and the second direction is a rotational direction; and
the first and second strips follow radial lines.