A microscope auxiliary apparatus attachable to a microscope includes an object movable portion for moving an object in an optical axis direction of the microscope, first and second operating unit movable portions for respectively moving, in the optical axis direction, first and second operating units for operating the object, a movement instructing unit for instructing the object movable portion or the first or second operating unit movable portions to move, and a switching unit for switching a mode to first and second modes. The first mode moves one of the movable portions in the optical axis direction according to an instruction from the movement instructing unit. The second mode links movements of at least two of the movable portions and moves the at least two in the optical axis direction according to the instruction from the movement instructing unit.

An illumination system includes a surface configured to have an imaging target placed thereon, a light source, a beam splitter and at least a first mirror. The beam splitter is configured to split the beam of light from the light source and the first mirror is configured to reflect a first beam from the beam splitter onto the surface with the imaging target. An imaging system includes an imaging surface configured to have an imaging target placed thereon, a mirror, and a capturing device. The capturing device is configured to capture an image of the imaging target through a path of emitted light that extends from the imaging target, reflects off of the mirror, and to the capturing device. The mirror, the capturing device, or both are configured to move in a diagonal direction with respect to the imaging surface to reduce a length of the path of emitted light. Systems and methods to calibrate an imaging system to remove or reduce non-uniformities within images of samples due to imaging system properties.

An apparatus for providing an object to be medically examined by blowing is provided where air is blown into a container in which an object to be medically examined is stored, so as to make the uniform distribution state of the object to be medically examined from the inside of the container, thereby ensuring the sameness of the object to be medically examined, which is to be extracted from the container.

Some implementations of the disclosure relate to an imaging system, including: a sample holder to support a sample container having multiple sample locations; an optical stage having; an assembly comprising one or more actuators physically coupled to the sample holder to tilt the sample holder relative to the optical stage during imaging of the multiple sample locations to focus the optical stage onto a current sample location; a first light source to project a first pair of spots on the sample container; and a controller to control, based on a sample tilt determined from a first separation measurement of the first pair of spots from one or more images taken by an image sensor at one or more of the sample locations, the one or more actuators to tilt the sample holder along a first direction of the imaging or a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction.

A compact microscope including an enclosure, a support element, a primary optical support element located within the enclosure and supported by the support element, at least one vibration isolating mount between the support element and the primary optical support element, a sample stage supported on the primary optical support element to support a sample, a return optical system to receive returned light from a sample and transmit returned light to a detection apparatus, wherein the return optical system is mounted on the primary optical support element, and wherein the compact microscope include a at least one of the following elements; a) an objective lens system, b) a temperature-control system, and c) the return optical system being operable to separate returned light into at least a first wavelength band and a second wavelength band.

A method of viewing a live image from a microscope through a camera lens of a first personal electronic device is described. The method includes receiving one or more optic powers of a microscope taking the live image entered into a first graphical user interface displayed on a screen of the first personal electronic device, and projecting a measurement tool on a second graphical user interface displayed on the screen of the first personal electronic device with units of measurement based on the entered optic powers. One or more non-transitory, computer-readable storage media and a computer or computer system are also described. Hardware designed to connect a personal electronic device such as a smartphone to a microscope for viewing of a live microscope image through the camera lens of the personal electronic device is also described.

A method is provided comprising: positioning a slide that includes a concave region that is formed in a top surface of the slide and that can contain an object, such that a focal point of an objective lens of a fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy (FLIM) device is within an area of the concave region between a bottom surface of the concave region and the top surface of the slide; and using the FLIM device to capture a sequence of wide field images of a portion of the object within a field of view of the objective lens.

An optical adapter for connecting between a beam splitter of a surgical microscope or an ophthalmic slit lamp microscope and a digital camera equipment including mobile phones, tablet computers, cameras, video cameras with image capturing function is provided. The optical adapter includes a lens group located on an optical path and an optical image rotating lens group for adjusting a direction of an optical image on a photosensitive unit of the digital camera equipment. The optical image rotating lens group is configured to be either independently rotatable around optical axis or be set fixedly. Embodiments of the present invention provide a system and method for real-time adjustment of the direction of an optical image on the photosensitive unit of a digital camera equipment, where regardless of the position of the digital camera a satisfactory direction of the optical image can be obtained with a simple user friendly and convenient structure.

A microscopy imaging system and methods for improving an assaying of a sample is disclosed.

Provided is a solid-state illumination system for use in a microscopy system utilizing a light sensor of a mobile phone camera module. The system includes a bright-field illumination source with an array of light-emitting diodes (LEDs). The array of LEDs is configured to produce transmission light within a range of view of the light sensor of the mobile phone camera module. The system also includes a dark-field illumination source including a ring of LEDs. The ring of LEDs is configured to produce light outside of the range of collection of the camera module lens. The system also includes a diffuser configured to diffuse the transmission light and a diffusive black material coupled to the diffuser. The diffusive black material is configured to pass through at least some of the transmission light while blocking reflections of the scattering light.