Multi parameter scanner
CA 2299345 A1 · Owner: Heffelfinger, David M. · Inventors: Batterson, Rebecca Ann; Salgado, Renato; Heffelfinger, David M.
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An apparatus capable of measuring quantities of biological or other types of samples that have been labeled using any of a variety of techniques including fluorescence, radioisotopes, enzyme activated light emitting chemicals and enzyme activated fluorescent materials is provided. The provided scanner includes a source module (113) that preferably contains an internal laser emitting two different wavelengths of approximately the same intensity. An optional external light source may be coupled to the source module thus , adding further flexibility through the addition of other wavelengths (e.g. UV visible, mid-IR, and IR). The scanner also includes a detection module. Within the …
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- Filed August 11, 1998. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended August 11, 2018.
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