Arrangement and method for the analysis of body fluids
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1. An arrangement for analyzing body fluids comprising:
- an image recording device;
an image evaluation computer;
a container;
a chamber;
an antireflection plate; and
an illuminating device;
wherein the image recording device being connected to the image evaluation computer, wherein the body fluid is provided in the container, the container and the antireflection plate being inside the chamber, the chamber having inner surfaces with matte black surfaces to minimize any optical reflections inside the chamber, the image recording device serving to produce at least one image of the body fluid in the container and being aligned with and focused on one side of the container, which is in a stationary analysis position, the illuminating device being arranged above the container, wherein the illuminating device serves to illuminate the container, the illuminating device comprising on opposite sides of the container located in the stationary analysis position a lateral lamp, the lateral lamps being arranged such that the mid points of the two lateral lamps and the mid point of the container lie on a straight line (A), the illuminating device further comprising a middle lamp being provided and arranged such that the mid points of this middle lamp and of the container likewise lie on a straight line (B), which runs perpendicular to the straight line (A), and the antireflection plate is arranged and provided on the side of the container opposite the image recording device, the antireflection plate is provided with a white surface to mask out characters on the container during imaging of the body fluid, and has a concave depression corresponding to the peripheral shape of the container.
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Abstract
The invention relates to an arrangement and a method for the analysis of body fluids (21), whereby an image recording device (30) is arranged in a low-reflection, preferably zero-reflection chamber (16), provided with an illumination device (45) and connected to an electronic image analyzer. The image recording device (30) is focused on a container (20), containing the body fluid (21) in an analysis position (22), in order to take at least one image of the body fluid (21), analyzed by means of an image analysis software which determines the quality of the body fluid (21).
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1. An arrangement for analyzing body fluids comprising:
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an image recording device; an image evaluation computer; a container; a chamber; an antireflection plate; and an illuminating device; wherein the image recording device being connected to the image evaluation computer, wherein the body fluid is provided in the container, the container and the antireflection plate being inside the chamber, the chamber having inner surfaces with matte black surfaces to minimize any optical reflections inside the chamber, the image recording device serving to produce at least one image of the body fluid in the container and being aligned with and focused on one side of the container, which is in a stationary analysis position, the illuminating device being arranged above the container, wherein the illuminating device serves to illuminate the container, the illuminating device comprising on opposite sides of the container located in the stationary analysis position a lateral lamp, the lateral lamps being arranged such that the mid points of the two lateral lamps and the mid point of the container lie on a straight line (A), the illuminating device further comprising a middle lamp being provided and arranged such that the mid points of this middle lamp and of the container likewise lie on a straight line (B), which runs perpendicular to the straight line (A), and the antireflection plate is arranged and provided on the side of the container opposite the image recording device, the antireflection plate is provided with a white surface to mask out characters on the container during imaging of the body fluid, and has a concave depression corresponding to the peripheral shape of the container. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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