Patent ID: 9304280
Filing Date: 2016-04-05
CPC Classification: G01N,G02B

Claim Text:
1. A compact lens system for imaging a sample, said compact lens system comprising: a substrate having a well defining a first open portion having a first diameter and a second open portion having a second diameter, said second open portion being concentric with said first open portion and in communication therewith, said second diameter being less than said first diameter defining an edge therebetween; a transparent member adjacent said second open portion of said substrate, said transparent member enclosing said second open portion of said well; an index matching material being disposed in said well; a lens member being disposed in at least a portion of said first open portion and said second open portion of said well and in optical contact with said index matching material disposed in said well, a refractive index of said lens member being generally equal to a refractive index of said index matching material; and a spacer member extending from at least one of said substrate and said transparent member to define a spacing from a focal point of said lens member, wherein said lens member and said index matching material cooperate to image a sample disposed below said transparent member.