US 12,286,613 B2
Portable incubator platform integrated into a portable imaging device
Arif Engin Cetin, Izmir (TR)
Assigned to IZMIR BIYOTIP VE GENOM MERKEZI, Izmir (TR)
Appl. No. 17/639,916
Filed by IZMIR BIYOTIP VE GENOM MERKEZI, İzmir (TR)
PCT Filed Aug. 31, 2020, PCT No. PCT/TR2020/050786
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Mar. 3, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/050023, PCT Pub. Date Mar. 18, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. TR2019/13661 (TR), filed on Sep. 10, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0340857 A1, Oct. 27, 2022
Int. Cl. C12M 1/00 (2006.01); C12M 1/34 (2006.01); C12M 1/36 (2006.01); C12M 3/00 (2006.01); G01N 21/15 (2006.01); G01N 21/64 (2006.01); G01N 37/00 (2006.01); G02B 21/02 (2006.01)
CPC C12M 41/14 (2013.01) [C12M 23/54 (2013.01); C12M 41/34 (2013.01); C12M 41/36 (2013.01); C12M 41/48 (2013.01); G01N 21/15 (2013.01); G01N 21/6456 (2013.01); G02B 21/02 (2013.01); G01N 2201/0221 (2013.01)] 2 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A portable incubator platform integrated into a mobile phone providing a real-time tracking of samples and data flow, comprising;
an optical focusing apparatus, wherein the optical focusing apparatus is positioned in a front of a mobile phone lens, and the optical focusing apparatus enables high resolution images to be taken,
a positioning stage in XYZ directions, wherein the positioning stage in XYZ directions enables controlling a distance between a sample container and the optical focusing apparatus for displaying desired points of a sample and achieving the high-resolution images,
a glass holder preventing fogging due to humidity in an incubation case on the mobile phone and the optical focusing apparatus,
a protective glass placed in the glass holder allowing the sample to be monitored by the mobile phone
a first heat pad preventing the protective glass from fogging, wherein the first heat pad is positioned on the protective glass,
at least one white LED light source, wherein the at least one white LED light source helps finding a location of cells,
a second heat pad positioned below the sample container, wherein the second heat pad provides a required temperature for the sample,
a temperature-humidity sensor allowing a temperature and humidity control,
a CO2 sensor enabling a control of a CO2 ratio,
a micro-controller enabling a control of the at least one white LED light source, at least one red LED light source, at least one green LED light source, the first heat pad, the second heat pad, a third heat pad, the temperature-humidity sensor and the CO2 sensor, and a safety valve,
at least one power supply feeding a micro-controller,
a monitor integrated to the micro-controller, wherein the monitor allows a real-time display of a temperature, a humidity and the CO2 ratio,
at least one CO2 tank supplying CO2 required for the sample,
at least one regulator configured to maintain an incubator internal atmospheric pressure at a certain level,
the safety valve providing or stopping a CO2 flow when necessary,
a water container containing water, wherein the water container provides a necessary humidity for the sample and the third heat pad under the water container for evaporation of the water, and
at least one color LED light source, and a multi-band light emission filter for one-color or multi-color fluorescent imaging.