Patent ID: 8455241
Filing Date: 2013-06-04
Classification: C12M

Abstract:
1. A culture observation system comprising: a culturing cabinet having therein a culturing room for forming an environment suitable for culturing a culture; and an image pick-up device for photographing a microscopic image of the culture, wherein the image pick-up device includes a table which is provided in the culturing room to hold the culture as an image pick-up target accommodated in a translucent container, wherein a cabinet heater for heating the culturing room, a stage heater for heating the table, a cabinet temperature sensor for detecting a temperature in the culturing room and a stage temperature sensor for detecting a temperature of the table are provided, and wherein control means for controlling the temperature in the culturing room and the temperature of the table is provided and controls the temperature in the culturing room and the temperature of the table by controlling the cabinet heater and the stage heater independently based on a detecting value of the cabinet temperature sensor and the stage temperature sensor so that the temperature of the table to be a value equal to or lower than the temperature in the culturing room.