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US 11,539,898 B2Granted
Method and apparatus for imaging a sample using a microscope scanner
AssigneeVentana Medical Systems, Inc.
InventorsWilliam Roland Hawes, Martin Philip Gouch
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Abstract
A microscope scanner is provided comprising a detector array for obtaining an image from a sample and a sample holder configured to move relative to the detector array. The sample holder can be configured to move to a plurality of target positions relative to the detector array in accordance with position control signals issued by a controller and the detector array is configured to capture images during an imaging scan based on the position control signals.
Claims14
A scanner comprising:
- a detector array for capturing one or more images of a sample held by a sample holder, wherein the sample holder is adapted to move relative to the detector array to a plurality of target positions;
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- a stepper motor configured to drive the sample holder to the plurality of target positions;
- wherein the detector array is configured to capture the one or more images of the sample while the sample holder is in motion based on step counts of the stepper motor, and wherein the one or more images are captured after a threshold number of step counts have been reached.
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A method for imaging a sample comprising:
- moving a sample positioned within a sample holder with a stepper motor relative to a detector array and along a first scan path in a first direction, wherein the stepper motor is configured to drive the sample holder to a plurality of target positions;
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- capturing one or more images of the sample with the detector array while the sample is in motion based on step counts of the stepper motor, wherein the one or more images are captured by the detector array after a threshold number of step counts have been reached.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.