Automated tissue section transfer system with high throughput
US11428609B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 8, 2021 |
| Grant date | Aug 30, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 8, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2001/366
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
There is provided an automated system for preparing tissue samples that comprises one or more microtomes, a hydration system, and a processor, the processor being programmed to initiate facing, by one or more microtomes, of a first tissue block comprising a first tissue sample embedded in an embedding material, and cause the first tissue block to be hydrated by the hydration system for a first predetermined time, and initiate facing, by one or more microtomes, of a second tissue block while the first tissue block is being hydrated, the second tissue block comprising a second tissue sample embedded in an embedding material, and cause the second tissue block to be hydrated by the hydration system for a second predetermined time, and to initiate the one or more microtomes to begin sectioning of the first tissue block while the second tissue block is being hydrated.
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