Patent ID: 9407838
Filing Date: 2016-08-02
CPC Classification: A61B,G01J,G01N,G06T,H04N

Claim Text:
1. An imaging system for imaging a sample comprising an infrared or near-infrared fluorophore, comprising: a laser to emit an infrared (IR) or near-infrared (NIR) excitation light for the infrared or near-infrared fluorophore, a laser clean-up filter in the excitation light path from the laser to the sample, a notch filter in the emission light path from the sample to the image sensor, a white light source to emit a light comprising visible light, a notch beam splitter in the light path from the laser to the sample and in the light path from the white light source to the sample, whereby the excitation light is reflected by the notch beam splitter to the sample and the visible light is transmitted by the notch beam splitter to the sample.