Biological sample processing systems and methods

US10656057B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Biocare Medical, LLC · US

Inventors

• David A. Basiji · Seattle, US
• Eric Warner · Oceanside, US
• Saradha Avantsa · Concord, US
• Hoa Thuong Nguyen · San Ramon, US
• Smitha Sreedhar · San Jose, US
• Thomas Marion Maxwell · Danville, US
• Ziggy Q. Kotchetkov · Oakland, US
• Kathlyn Leigh Rettig · Walnut Creek, US
• Deidra Imani Jackson · Antioch, US
• Ravishankar Melkote · Fremont, US
• Zhiweng Chang · San Leandro, US
• Maria Lourdes Teixeira · Pleasanton, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 28, 2017
• Grant date: May 19, 2020
• Expiry date: Jan 24, 2038

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G01N2035/00425
• WIPO field: Measurement
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

This disclosure provides a biological sample processing system and methods for processing biological samples. The processing may include one or both of removing wax from wax-embedded biological samples and applying a reagent to biological samples. Aspects of the dewaxing technique and the technique for applying the reagent may be combined to achieve energy efficiencies. Additional efficiency may be achieved by recirculating heated reagent. A hybrid power system may use a source of stored power to supplement external power at times of peak demand. Uniform distribution of liquids across a surface of the biological samples may be achieved by self-leveling using an inclinometer.