System for handling slides
AssigneeMikroscan Technologies
InventorsJeffrey Ross Gray, James Clail Crowe
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides a system for handling slides. The system includes a carrier having a linear engagement feature and a notch, a cartridge having a compartment configured to accept the carrier, and a cartridge positioning system with a platform configured to accept the cartridge and an actuator. The actuator has a rotary engagement feature configured to engage the linear engagement feature and a tab configured to interact with the notch when the carrier is accepted into the compartment and the cartridge is accepted onto the platform.
Claims7
A system for handling slides, the system comprising:
- a carrier comprising a linear engagement feature and a notch,
- a cartridge having a compartment configured to accept the carrier, and
- a cartridge positioning system comprising:
- a structure,
- a platform movable coupled to the structure and configured to accept the cartridge, and
- an actuator movably coupled to the structure, the actuator comprising a rotary engagement feature configured to engage the linear engagement feature and a tab configured to interact with the notch when the carrier is accepted into the compartment and the cartridge is accepted onto the platform,
- wherein:
- operation of the actuator in a first direction removes the carrier from the compartment, and
- operation of the actuator in a second direction opposite to the first direction inserts the carrier into the compartment.
A carrier for use in a slide handling system having an actuator, the carrier comprising:
- a body,
- a notch formed in the body, and
- a linear engagement feature formed along an edge of the body,
- wherein the linear engagement feature and the notch are configured to engage with the actuator so that the actuator may move the carrier.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.