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Histology cassette stack

US10288536B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 26, 2015
Grant dateMay 14, 2019
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Expiry dateFeb 26, 2035

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01N2035/0425
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A histology processing cassette stack having a plurality of cassettes for use in analyzing or processing biological samples is disclosed. The stack of cassettes are arranged in register and threaded on a connecting strip which passes through an aperture in a direction perpendicular to the plane of the cassette though a front wall of the cassette. The cassettes are held in fixed relation and may be transported and inserted en bloc into a magazine in a printing system by the connecting strip having a retaining part abutting the bottom cassette and able to bear the weight of the stack of cassettes when suspended. A printing system comprising a housing having a void for receiving a magazine loaded with the stack of cassettes is also disclosed.

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