Patent ID: 9347852
Filing Date: 2016-05-24
CPC Classification: G01M,G02B

Claim Text:
1. A diagnostic optics cube that relays an image of an epi illumination light source of a microscope, the diagnostic optics cube comprising: a) at least six exterior sides that enable the diagnostic cube to take an external form of a fluorescence filter cube or beam splitter; b) a first exterior side defining a first void with the first void containing illumination axis optical components comprising optical filters for selectively reducing incident illumination intensity, a lens that contributes to the reduction in the size of the diagnostic image and a pinhole that extends the depth of field of the relayed diagnostic image so all of the components in the epi illumination path of the microscope are included in the diagnostic image; when the illumination axis and observation axis share the same light path, a wireless digital camera relays the diagnostic image from the illumination axis components directly to a user; c) a second side defining a second void with the second void containing a first observation axis optical component; d) when the illumination axis and the observation axis are orthogonal, a mirror fastened within the interior of the diagnostic optics cube, is positioned to directly relay the modified incident illumination from the illumination axis into the observation axis, through the observation axis components and finally through the second void resulting in a resized focused diagnostic image relayed to the microscope binocular or camera; to the microscope binocular or camera; and e) when the illumination axis entering though the first void is reflected into an observation axis exiting though the second void to the microscope binocular or camera, the observation axis contains components comprising a lens for resizing and focusing the diagnostic image and an optional optical filter used to further selectively reduce the illumination intensity to the microscope binocular or camera.