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US 12,222,487 B2Granted
Holding a substrate within a secondary device
AssigneeRareCyte, Inc.
InventorsDavid Stewart, Steve Quarre
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Abstract
Disclosed are apparatus and methods for securely holding a substrate in a repeatable and predictable manner regardless of substrate inconsistencies or deformities. In particular, described are apparatus and methods for consistently, repeatedly, predictably and securely holding a microscope slide on or within an imaging device. The apparatus may include a holder having securing blocks for securely holding a microscope slide that can be adjusted to account for warpage or deformations that may occur in the microscope slide.
Claims20
A device for holding a substrate, comprising:
- a frame comprising a first arm and a second arm, wherein the second arm comprises at least two securing blocks,
- a secure bar comprising at least two securing blocks, and
- a flexure positioned between the at least two securing blocks of the second arm or positioned between the at least two securing blocks of the secure bar,
- wherein the at least two securing blocks of the second arm and the at least two securing blocks of the secure bar are on opposing sides of a cavity and are configured to directly contact and hold the substrate,
- wherein the cavity is formed by the secure bar and the frame, and
- wherein (1) the flexure is configured to adjust one securing block of the secure bar relative to the secure bar, or (2) the flexure is configured to adjust one securing block of the second arm relative to the second arm.
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A device for holding a substrate, comprising:
- a frame comprising a first arm and a second arm, wherein the second arm comprises at least two securing blocks;
- a secure bar comprising at least two securing blocks;
- and
- a flexure positioned between the at least two securing blocks of the second arm or between the at least two securing blocks of the secure bar,
- wherein the secure bar is movable relative to the frame,
- wherein the at least two securing blocks of the second arm and the at least two securing blocks of the secure bar are on opposing sides of a cavity and are configured to directly contact and hold the substrate, and
- wherein the cavity is formed by the secure bar and the frame.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.