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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 1995
Filed:
Feb. 12, 1993
Shigeyuki Miyamoto, Tokyo, JP;
NEC Corporation, , JP;
Abstract
In a system and a method for observing a biological sample, a drive unit is connected to a solid state image sensor located to directly observe a biological sample. A record and display unit is connected to the drive unit for receiving, through the drive unit, observed image information picked up by the solid state image sensor. A control unit is connected to the drive unit and the record and display unit for intermittently or periodically putting the solid state image sensor into an operating condition. Thus, it is possible to effectively suppress or prevent the temperature elevation of the biological sample, which would otherwise be caused by the heat generated from the solid state image sensor. Accordingly, it is possible to continuously observe the growth or reproduction of a biological sample for a long time while giving no adverse influence to the growth or reproduction of the biological sample.