Abstract:
The present invention pertains to an instrument for detecting at least one analyte, comprising at least one light source, capable of generating excitation light for exciting two or more luminescence labels, an excitation beam path extending between said light source and said analyte, at least one detector, capable of detecting light emitted from said luminescence label, an emission beam path extending between said analyte and said detector, one filter carrier carrying two or more pairs of filter portions, each pair being related to one luminescence label and comprising a first filter portion for transmitting excitation light and a second filter portion for transmitting emitted light, wherein said first filter portion of one pair is said second filter portion of another pair, and wherein said filter portions are arranged in a manner that a respective one of said pairs can be brought in an operative condition in which said first filter portion is in said excitation beam path and said second filter portion is in said emission beam path, and wherein said filter carrier and said beam paths are movable with respect to each other by at least one moving mechanism so as to bring a respective one of said pairs in said operative condition. In a method for detecting at least one analyte, one pair of filter portions is moved in said operative condition and another pair of filter portions is moved in said operative condition, wherein the first filter portion of the one pair of filter portions is the second filter portion of the another pair of filter portions.
Abstract:
An apparatus including a sample holder which fixedly holds sample vessels arranged on a same arc, a partition plate, a light guide which is configured by optical fibers and which transmits fluorescent signals emitted from respective test samples, to an optical sensor, the single optical sensor, and a light source which generates excitation light. Fluorescent signal emission ends of the light guide are opposed to the optical sensor, and fluorescent signal incidence ends of the light guide are respectively opposed to the sample vessels via the partition plate therebetween. The partition plate includes an excitation light optical unit for selectively guiding the excitation light from the light source to only one of the sample vessels arranged on the arc, and a fluorescence optical unit for guiding only the fluorescent signal emitted from a selected one of the sample vessels to the light guide. The partition plate is coupled together with the excitation light optical unit and the fluorescence optical unit to a driving unit, to be rotatable about a center of the arc on which the sample vessels are arranged. Fluorescence is detected while the excitation light is guided sequentially to the sample vessels arranged on the arc, by rotation of the partition plate.
Abstract:
A biological material measuring instrument is disclosed. The biological material measuring instrument comprises: a rotating body including one or more cartridge holders having cuvettes in which a reagent and an analyte in a sample react; and a main body including at least a pair of light-emitting parts and light-receiving parts for optically measuring the analyte in the sample, wherein the rotating body further includes: a light-emitting optical waveguide for guiding the light of the light-emitting parts to a light-irradiated surface, which is one surface, of the cuvette, excluding a sample inflow surface into which the sample flows and a centrifugal force-applied surface to which centrifugal force is applied by the rotation of the rotating body such that particle components in the sample are separated from the sample, and adsorbed thereto or precipitated thereon; and a light-receiving optical waveguide for guiding, to the light-receiving parts, the light penetrating a light-receiving measurement surface, which is one surface excluding the sample inflow surface and the centrifugal force-applied surface.
Abstract:
Die vorliegende Erfindung bezieht sich auf eine Vorrichtung (10,30,40,50,60) zur photometrischen Untersuchung von Proben. Sie weist eine Probenhalterungseinrichtung (11,31,41,51,61) für mindestens zwei Probengefäße sowie eine Messeinrichtung und eine bewegbare Einrichtung (14,34,44,54) auf. Die Probenhalterungseinrichtung ist dabei stationär ausgebildet, und die Messeinrichtung ist an der bewegbaren Einrichtung angeordnet, so dass sie mittels der bewegbaren Einrichtung verfahrbar ist.
Abstract:
An apparatus including a sample holder which fixedly holds sample vessels arranged on a same arc, a partition plate, a light guide which is configured by optical fibers and which transmits fluorescent signals emitted from respective test samples, to an optical sensor, the single optical sensor, and a light source which generates excitation light. Fluorescent signal emission ends of the light guide are opposed to the optical sensor, and fluorescent signal incidence ends of the light guide are respectively opposed to the sample vessels via the partition plate therebetween. The partition plate includes an excitation light optical unit for selectively guiding the excitation light from the light source to only one of the sample vessels arranged on the arc, and a fluorescence optical unit for guiding only the fluorescent signal emitted from a selected one of the sample vessels to the light guide. The partition plate is coupled together with the excitation light optical unit and the fluorescence optical unit to a driving unit, to be rotatable about a center of the arc on which the sample vessels are arranged. Fluorescence is detected while the excitation light is guided sequentially to the sample vessels arranged on the arc, by rotation of the partition plate.
Abstract:
A fluorescence detection apparatus comprising: a sample holder for fixing and holding sample vessels on a circular arc; a partition plate being joined to drive means for rotation on the center of the circular arc; an excitation light source; excitation light optical means; and fluorescence optical means containing a light guide being fixed on the partition plate for rotation integrally and a photosensor. The photosensor is mechanically discontinued from the drive means and fixedly placed. The fluorescence signal emission end of the light guide is placed facing the photosensor on the rotation center axis and the partition plate and the parts fixed thereto are rotated integrally, whereby fluorescence detection of the samples arranged on the circular arc is repeated in order.
Abstract:
A fluorescence detection apparatus is provided which comprises a sample holder (4) for holding stationarily sample vessels deployed along a circle line or concentric circle lines having different radiuses, a partition plate (3) connected to a driving means (7) to be rotatable around the center of the circle line or concentric circle lines, optical means (5) for excitation light and optical means (6) for fluorescence light fixed respectively to the partition plate to be rotatable in integration therewith, a first light guide (1) constituted of numerous optical fibers, a photosensor (2), and a light source (8) for generating the excitation light, wherein the partition plate, the optical means for excitation light, and the optical means for fluorescence are integrally rotated, and thereby the fluorescence of the sample arranged along the circle line is successively detected and the detected fluorescence is transmitted to the photosensor. This fluorescence detection apparatus is useful in real-time monitoring of fluorescence signals, and satisfies the requirements of precise temperature control, quick treatment of many samples, high sensitivity, high reliability, low cost, and small size of the apparatus.