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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2007
Reinhard Baumfalk, Goettingen, DE;
Oscar-werner Reif, Hannover, DE;
Florian Wurm, Le-Mont-sur-Lausanne, CH;
Maria DE Jesus, Chavannes, CH;
Martin Jordan, Ecublens, CH;
Matthieu Stettler, Lausanne, CH;
Stefan Obermann, Adelebsen, DE;
Reinhard Baumfalk, Goettingen, DE;
Oscar-Werner Reif, Hannover, DE;
Florian Wurm, Le-Mont-sur-Lausanne, CH;
Maria de Jesus, Chavannes, CH;
Martin Jordan, Ecublens, CH;
Matthieu Stettler, Lausanne, CH;
Stefan Obermann, Adelebsen, DE;
Abstract
The invention relates to a device for detecting a sample in a longitudinal sample container (), comprising a sample container holder () for holding the sample container in a housing. Said sample container holder comprises a side viewing window in the region of at least one longitudinal side of the sample container, and a front viewing window () in the region at least one front side of the sample container. Said device also comprises a first illumination arrangement for illuminating the sample container through the front viewing window, a second illumination arrangement for illuminating the sample container through the side viewing window, and an imaging photodetector for detecting a first image of the sample illuminated by means of the first illumination arrangement, and a second image of the sample illuminated by means of the second illumination arrangement. Said detection takes place through the side viewing window. Said device further comprises a digital data processing unit for overlaying the first and second images and for representing the resulting overlay image on a display device connected to the data processing unit.