Patent ID: 7777869

Claim:
A device for analyzing microscopic elements, the device comprising: a measurement space configured to analyze microscopic elements; at least one source configured to deliver analyzing radiation having at least two different analyzing wavelengths and to interact with said microscopic elements within said measurement space to form interaction radiation; fluorescent detection means for transforming at least a part of fluorescent interaction radiation originating from said measurement space into electrical signals; scattering detection means for transforming at least a part of scattering interaction radiation originating from said measurement space into electrical signals; analysis means for analyzing said electrical signals to allow data representative of said analyzed microscopic elements to be determined, the analysis means including decoding means for decoding said electrical signals to be analyzed as a function of code of origin; coding means for encoding said analyzing radiation upstream of said measurement space with different codes; and optical filtering means for selectively filtering any one of fluorescence interaction radiation and scattering interaction radiation as a function of wavelength, upstream of said detection means, wherein said coded analyzing radiation is conjugated within said measurement space.