Automated system and method for advancing tape to transport cut tissue sections
US10571368B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 1, 2017 |
| Grant date | Feb 25, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 11, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2035/00019
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An automated tape transfer apparatus including a tape feed mechanism feeding a continuous length of an adhesive tape through the automated tape transfer apparatus and a tape applicator applying the adhesive tape to a cutting face of a sample block, wherein a section of the sample block is adhered to the adhesive tape after cutting of the section from the sample block. A slide station transfers the cut section from the adhesive tape to a slide.
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