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New Olympus TIRF Microscope Illuminator Offers Simultaneous Multicolor Capability

Center Valley, PA, December 11, 2006 - Olympus has introduced its latest innovation for objective-based total internal reflectance fluorescence (TIRF) - a new multicolor, multi-angle illuminator that allows simultaneous multi-channel laser TIRF illumination. The TIRF illuminator allows up to three discrete laser lines to be used simultaneously for illumination, each with its own critical angle....

Olympus DP25 Microscope Camera Offers Excellent Color Rendition and 8.4 Frame-Per-Second Performance at Full Resolution

Center Valley , PA, November 13, 2006 - The newest member of the high-performance Olympus DP microscope camera series is the DP25, which offers outstanding color rendition and 5-megapixel imaging. Designed for fast and easy documentation, publication, and image analysis requirements when high-resolution detail is essential, the camera offers an impressive full-resolution (2560 x 1920 pixels) live...

Olympus and Bacus Offer Nanozoomer Automated Digital Slide Scanner for Research

Center Valley, PA, October 15, 2006 - The Nanozoomer, a virtual microscopy system that quickly delivers automated, high throughput slide scanning with outstanding image quality, is available from Bacus Laboratories Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Olympus America Inc. Manufactured by Hamamatsu Corporation, Nanozoomer allows researchers to do fast, accurate slide scanning for analysis,...

Olympus Offers M-COMB Laser Combiner

Center Valley, PA, October 15, 2006 - Olympus has introduced the M-COMB Laser Combiner, designed for the FV1000 laser scanning confocal microscope. The system is designed to simplify the integration of multiple laser sources. It can be used with laser diodes at 405, 440, 473, 559 or 635 nm, the green Helium 543 nm gas laser, and the Multi-Argon (457/488/514.5 nm ) gas laser. The availability of...

Olympus Combines Confocal and TIRF Illumination in a Single Microscope System

Center Valley, PA, October 15, 2006 - Olympus now offers the first laser scanning confocal system that includes the ability to create and control evanescent wave fields for fluorescence via Total Internal Reflection Fluorescence (TIRF) illumination. The Olympus Fluoview FV1000-EVA module adds computer control of the excitation laser light at or beyond the critical angle for TIRF and evanescent...

Olympus Launches i-SPEED 1GB

Based on the hugely successful i-SPEED series of high speed video cameras Olympus launch i-SPEED 1GB. The i-SPEED 1GB has been designed for applications where a simple point and shoot camera" is the only requirement. The 1GB is designed for the industrial environment and still retains its portability, ruggedness and ease of use. The camera is a true stand-alone system with images provided to the...

Medical System supports endoscopic procedures.

Intended to facilitate exchange of therapeutic devices in endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) procedures, V-system includes JF TYPE 260V duodenal videoscope, LinearGuide V, disposable guidewire, and endotherapy devices. Use of supporting system is designed to reduce time required for ECRP procedures.

Medical System supports endoscopic procedures.

Intended to facilitate exchange of therapeutic devices in endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) procedures, V-system includes JF TYPE 260V duodenal videoscope, LinearGuide V, disposable guidewire, and endotherapy devices. Use of supporting system is designed to reduce time required for ECRP procedures.

Tokyo - Olympus Medical Systems (TSE: 7733) will begin marketing the Ultrasonic Gastrovideoscope OLYMPUS GF TYPE UE260-AL5, an ultrasonic endoscope, on June 1. Using the company's proprietary compact ultrasonic transducer, the UE260-AL5 is the first equipment that has provided 360-degree cross-sectional ultrasound scans. Also, equipped with a colored Doppler function, the UE260-AL5 can speed up...

Tokyo - Olympus Medical Systems (TSE: 7733) will begin marketing the Ultrasonic Gastrovideoscope OLYMPUS GF TYPE UE260-AL5, an ultrasonic endoscope, on June 1. Using the company's proprietary compact ultrasonic transducer, the UE260-AL5 is the first equipment that has provided 360-degree cross-sectional ultrasound scans. Also, equipped with a colored Doppler function, the UE260-AL5 can speed up...