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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2003
Filed:
Apr. 06, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Jurgen Wulf, Ueberlingen, DE;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 2/164 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 2/164 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a device for the detection of a fluorescent dye in a sample, comprising a radiation source with the aid of which light for exciting the fluorescent dye to be detected can be transmitted into the sample applied to a carrier, and a detecting device for detecting fluorescent light which has been emitted by the fluorescent dye to be detected. The present invention is characterized by a hollow space having an internal high-reflectance surface, a first aperture directed towards the sample, and a second aperture located opposite the detecting device.