Patent ID: 8624967
Filing Date: 2014-01-07
Classification: G02B,H04N

Abstract:
1. An integrated portable microscope comprising: (a) a tripod stand comprising adjustable legs and affixed to a positioning stage; (b) a visual display component affixed to the positioning stage; (c) an imaging detector component electrically connected to the visual display; (d) an imaging lens and an objective lens both of which are housed within an imaging tube having two ends, one end of which is affixed to the positioning stage and oriented transverse thereto, and the other end of which is directed toward a sample to be viewed; (e) at least one illumination source, wherein the illumination source is affixed to the imaging tube between the imaging detector and the imaging lens and oriented such that the light is directed toward the imaging lens at an oblique angle; and (f) at least one imaging module threaded into the imaging tube and attached to a mating threaded flange affixed to the tripod stand, wherein the imaging module enables dark field, bright field, phase contrast and fluorescence imaging, and wherein the portable microscope is used for in-situ observation of a specimen.