Automated integrated slide-processing system
US9625478B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 28, 2014 |
| Grant date | Apr 18, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 28, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2035/0463
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention relates to an integrated automated slide processing system, especially to stain, to cover and to digitize one or more microscope slides (49) in one turn. Said system comprises, as a single apparatus, at least one incubation drawer, an incubation drawer carrier (1), a manipulation tray (2), a manipulation arm (3), a reagent changing unit (4), a washing and rinsing unit, a drop removal unit, a staining/pipetting unit (13), a coverslipping unit (14), a preview image recording unit (15), a digitizing unit (16) and a control computer (18) electrically connected with and providing control over said units, wherein each of the one or more unstained and un-covered microscope slides with sample to be stained, covered and digitized is arranged in an incubation drawer having sidewalls defining a vertically constrained slide receiving space, and wherein the above listed units form a treating path along which said microscope slide (49) is converted into a stained, covered and, at least partially, digitized microscope slide when simultaneously guided over said treating path upon and in harmony with respective control signals provided by the control computer (18) to the respe…
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