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US 12,372,441 B2Granted
Automatic system and method for tissue sectioning, staining, and scanning
AssigneeMicrovizual, Inc.
InventorsZhengping Zhuang, Anthony Cappadona, Young Wan Moon
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Abstract
Disclosed is plate or film for collecting and analyzing a sample. The plate or film includes a surface and a plurality of slices from the sample immobilized on the surface. Further, the plurality of slices are cut from the sample with equal thickness, and the plurality of slices are placed on the surface of the plate or film following their cutting order.
Claims19
A method for processing a biological sample, comprising:
- transferring a plurality of slices cut from the biological sample to a collecting film, the plurality of slices being transferred sequentially onto the collecting film;
- spooling, at least while the plurality of slices are being transferred to the collecting film, the collecting film to form a rolled collecting film, the rolled collecting film having a plurality of rolled layers, each rolled layer of the plurality of rolled layers comprising a portion of the collecting film and a portion of the plurality of slices;
- staining the plurality of slices collectively while the plurality of slices are positioned on the rolled collecting film;
- unwinding the rolled collecting film;
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- imaging the plurality of slices on the collecting film.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.