Patent · US Active

System and method for the unequivocal allocation of histological cassettes and specimen slides

US8187536B2 · kind B2 · utility

7Cited by

1References

17Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Leica Biosystems Nussloch GmbH · DE

Inventors

Dag Graupner · Eppelheim, DE
Rolf Metzner · Dossenheim, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 3, 2010
Grant date	May 29, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 3, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T436/2575
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A system (100) and a method for the unequivocal allocation of histological cassettes (30) and specimen slides (60) is described. The system encompasses a microtome (1) and at least one reading unit (80). The data (33) of the histological cassette (30) and the data (33) of the at least one specimen slide (60) are read by means of the reading unit (80). The reading unit (80) is provided with at least one indicating element (83) that outputs a signal in accordance with the degree of correspondence between the data (33) of the histological cassette (30) and the data (33) on the specimen slide (60).

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.