Patent ID: 7177024
Filing Date: 2007-02-13
Classification: A01K,A61M,G01N

Abstract:
1. A macroscopic fluorescence illumination assembly for use with an imaging apparatus defining a light-tight imaging compartment, said imaging apparatus including an interior wall defining a view port extending into said imaging compartment to enable viewing of a specimen contained in said imaging compartment, said illumination assembly comprising: a specimen support surface configured for positioning in said imaging compartment in a manner oriented to face toward said view port of the imaging apparatus, said support surface defining a window portion enabling the passage of light there through, said window portion being selectively sized and dimensioned such that the specimen, when supported atop the support surface, is positioned and seated over said window portion in a manner forming a light-tight seal substantially there between; and an illumination device directing light toward said window portion and into a bottom side of said specimen wherein the diffused light exits a topside thereof for receipt through said view port to view the fluorescence of said specimen.