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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2011
Filed:
May. 27, 2005
Michael D. Cable, Danville, CA (US);
Michael BO Nelson, San Francisco, CA (US);
Bradley W. Rice, Danville, CA (US);
David N Sprague, Fremont, CA (US);
Michael D. Cable, Danville, CA (US);
Michael Bo Nelson, San Francisco, CA (US);
Bradley W. Rice, Danville, CA (US);
David N Sprague, Fremont, CA (US);
Xenogen Corporation, Alameda, CA (US);
Abstract
An imaging box assembly is provided for capturing an image of a sample. The imaging box assembly includes a body having an interior cavity for receiving the sample, and having a front portion defining an opening into the cavity. The body further includes a view port enabling viewing of the sample contained in the interior cavity. A door is mounted to the body that is movable between an opened condition, enabling access to the interior cavity through the cavity opening, and a closed condition, positioning a door rear portion substantially adjacent the body front portion to prevent access through the cavity opening. The box assembly further includes a moveable stage disposed in the cavity interior that supports the sample. The moveable stage is adapted to selectively position the sample at a selected one of a plurality of positions relative to the view hole.