MICROSCOPE ENCLOSURE SYSTEM
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1. A light-tight enclosure displaceable along a surface for housing an automated robotic microscope having electronically controllable components and an image capture device, comprising:
- (a) at least one compartment, wherein a lowest exterior surface of a lower compartment has rotatable means affixed thereto for displacement about the surface;
(b) at least one shelf interior to said enclosure, wherein said automated robotic microscope system is positionable on a shelf,(c) a viewing monitor disposed in a surface of said enclosure viewable from a location exterior to said enclosure; and
(d) a plurality of receptacles mounted in a surface of said enclosure that transmit electrical power or electronic signals between an exterior surface and an interior surface of said enclosure.
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Abstract
A light-tight enclosure system for housing an automated microscope.
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1. A light-tight enclosure displaceable along a surface for housing an automated robotic microscope having electronically controllable components and an image capture device, comprising:
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(a) at least one compartment, wherein a lowest exterior surface of a lower compartment has rotatable means affixed thereto for displacement about the surface; (b) at least one shelf interior to said enclosure, wherein said automated robotic microscope system is positionable on a shelf, (c) a viewing monitor disposed in a surface of said enclosure viewable from a location exterior to said enclosure; and (d) a plurality of receptacles mounted in a surface of said enclosure that transmit electrical power or electronic signals between an exterior surface and an interior surface of said enclosure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13)
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10. An integrated microscope system displaceable along a second surface comprising an automated robotic microscope system housed in a light-tight enclosure, wherein
(a) said automated robotic microscope system comprises: -
(i) a microscope having a stage; (ii) at least one specimen slide positionable on said stage; a light source that illuminates said slide; (iii) an image capture device that captures an image of said specimen; (iv) electrical, electronic and/or computer-driven means communicating with and controlling positioning of said specimen slide, said light source, and said image capture device; and
wherein(b) said light-tight enclosure comprises; (i) at least one compartment, wherein a lowest exterior surface of a lower compartment has rotatable means affixed thereto for displacement about the second surface; (ii) at least one shelf interior to said enclosure, wherein said automated robotic microscope system is positioned on a shelf; (iii) a viewing monitor disposed in a surface of said enclosure viewable from a location exterior to said enclosure; and (iv) a plurality of receptacles mounted in a surface of said enclosure and connected to components of said automated robotic microscope that transmit electrical power or electronic signals between an exterior surface and an interior surface of said enclosure. - View Dependent Claims (11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method of capturing and displaying an image of a specimen on a specimen slide comprising:
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(a) providing an integrated microscope system displaceable along a second surface comprising an automated robotic microscope system housed in a light-tight enclosure, wherein (i) said automated robotic microscope system comprises; (1) a microscope having a stage; (2) at least one specimen slide positionable on said stage; (3) a light source that illuminates said slide; (4) an image capture device that captures an image of said specimen; and (5) electrical, electronic and/or computer-driven means communicating with and controlling positioning of said specimen slide, said light source, and said image capture device; and
wherein(ii) said light-tight enclosure comprises (1) at least one compartment, wherein a lowest exterior surface of a lower compartment has rotatable means affixed thereto for displacement about the surface; (2) at least one shelf interior to said enclosure, wherein said automated robotic microscope system is positioned on a shelf, (3) a viewing monitor disposed in a surface of said enclosure viewable from a location exterior to said enclosure; and (4) a plurality of receptacles mounted in a surface of said enclosure and connected to components of said automated robotic microscope that transmit electrical power or electronic signals between an exterior surface and an interior surface of said enclosure; (b) displacing said robotic microscope system to a suitable position about said second surface; (c) causing a specimen slide to be reversibly positioned on said microscope stage; (d) illuminating said specimen slide; (e) capturing said image of said specimen slide; and (f) displaying said image on said monitor.
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