Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus (100) for detecting fluorescence of a sample (118, 119) obtained from an object, the sample (118, 119) comprising one or more fluorophores and representing a disease or condition, and the sample (118, 119) being transported away from the object in a transparent conduit (131). The apparatus comprises a housing (101) comprising one or more light sources (110) and one or more light receivers (120), and a computing device (180). It is also disclosed a method for detecting fluorescence of a sample (118, 119) obtained from an object, the sample (118, 119) comprising one or more fluorophores and representing a disease or condition, and the sample (118, 119) being transported away from the object in a transparent conduit (131). Furthermore, it is disclosed uses of the apparatus (100) and a kit-of-parts comprising the apparatus (100).
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 28, 2022
Date of Patent:
October 13, 2026
Assignee:
MARGINUM OY
Inventors:
Samu Juhani Rafael Lehtonen, Antti-Pekka Elomaa, Juho Hermanni Leskinen, Dmitry Vladimirovich Semenov