Optical observation system comprising an optical observation device and a lighting device, and a method for identifying a depicted section of an object area on the object area
The illumination device with a projection feature addresses alignment challenges in digital microscopes by projecting a structure onto the object, enabling accurate recognition of the object area orientation and size, enhancing alignment precision.
DE102024116325A1Inactive Publication Date: 2025-11-27CARL ZEISS MEDITEC AG
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- Application Number
- DE102024116325
- Authority / Receiving Office
- DE · DE
- Patent Type
- Applications
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- Filing Date
- 2024-06-11
- Publication Date
- 2025-11-27
- Estimated Expiration
- Not applicable · inactive patent
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Abstract
A lighting device (50) is provided for an optical observation device (2, 2'). The lighting device (50) is equipped with - at least one illumination beam path leading from an illumination light source (41) to an observation object (3) for generating a luminous field (57) on the observation object (3) using illumination light, and - a projection device (5, 53, 70) for projecting a structure onto the observation object (3). The projection device (5, 53, 70) acts on the illumination light in such a way that the projection of the structure onto the observation object (3) takes place within the illumination field (57) using the illumination light generating the illumination field (57). Furthermore, a method for identifying an object area of an observation object (3) imaged on an image sensor (23, 61, 61A, 61B) of an optical observation device (2, 2') is provided. In the method, a structure is projected onto the observation object (3) using illumination light, which generates a luminous field (57) on the observation object (3). This structure serves as an indicator for the object area of the observation object (3) imaged on the image sensor (61).
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