Scanner photometer and methods
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1. A scanning module comprising:
- an optical reader coupled to a moveable carriage configured to move the optical reader in a first direction, the optical reader comprising excitation sources, emission detectors, emission energy conditioning elements, and an objective lens;
a tape drive configured and arranged to selectively advance a tape in a second direction, the second direction being substantially perpendicular to the first direction; and
a bar code reading station positioned adjacent to the moveable carriage.
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Some embodiments include a scanning module with an optical reader coupled to a moveable carriage configured to move the optical reader in a first direction. In some embodiments, the optical reader includes excitation sources, emission detectors, emission energy conditioning elements, and a tape drive configured and arranged to selectively advance a tape in a second direction which is substantially perpendicular to the first direction. Further, some embodiments include a bar code reading station positioned adjacent to the moveable carriage. Other embodiments include an objective lens.
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1. A scanning module comprising:
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an optical reader coupled to a moveable carriage configured to move the optical reader in a first direction, the optical reader comprising excitation sources, emission detectors, emission energy conditioning elements, and an objective lens; a tape drive configured and arranged to selectively advance a tape in a second direction, the second direction being substantially perpendicular to the first direction; and a bar code reading station positioned adjacent to the moveable carriage. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A scanner comprising:
a bar code reading station positioned adjacent to an optical reader, the optical reader being movable in a first direction and comprising; at least a first excitation source and a second excitation source; at least a first emission detector positioned between the first and second excitation sources, the first emission detector configured and arranged for detecting both a first fluorophore emission originating from excitation of a first fluorophore, and a second fluorophore emission originating from excitation of a second fluorophore; and an objective lens characterized by an optical path. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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