Patent ID: 9250176
Filing Date: 2016-02-02
CPC Classification: B01L,G01N

Claim Text:
1. A system for holding a fluid sample, comprising: a transparent flexible tube for holding said fluid sample, a tube holder for holding said tube, a first flattening element, a second flattening element, wherein at least one of said first flattening element and said second flattening element can be moved relative to each other, thereby changing said transparent flexible tube from a first state to a second state, wherein at least a first cross sectional dimension of said tube is smaller in said second state than in said first state, an optical scanning apparatus comprising an image acquisition device for acquiring images of the fluid sample comprised in the flexible tube at least in the second state, and a clamp for clamping said tube in order to maintain the fluid sample at a stand still while the image acquisition device acquires images of the fluid sample.