The VivaScope 2500 is an IVD confocal microscope that produces enlarged images of fresh or fixed specimens, in reflectance (phase contrast) mode, or in fluorescence mode for specimens that are stained with fluorochromes that fluoresce when illuminated with a laser. The VivaScope 2500 is used by physicians and other licensed healthcare professionals to view enlarged images of specimens during pathological examinations.
A microscope designed to obtain high-magnification cross-sectional [three-dimensional (3-D)] images by scanning the sample with the focused point of laser light, restricting the illumination to a tiny, targeted section of the specimen while eliminating out-of-focus light (confocal microscopy). The image data is detected, amplified, and usually digitized and displayed on a high resolution (typically 1024 x 1024 pixel) monitor. The data can be stored, e.g., in a computer. This microscope can be mounted on conventional or specially designed light microscopes, e.g., upright or inverted stage, and is mostly used for cell and molecular biology examinations, e.g., cells, cell cultures or tissue.
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