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US 12,596,059 B2Granted
Automated tissue sectioning and storage system
AssigneeClarapath, Inc.
InventorsPartha P. Mitra, Baris Yagci, Cong Zhang
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for automatically transferring sections from a sample block to a tape and for transferring select sections to a slide. A tissue storage system for storing cut sections on the tape and digital storage system for storing photos and other information during the transfer of the sections can also be provided, thereby creating a tissue repository and data repository for future use.
Claims20
A system comprising:
- one or more imaging devices;
- a tape configured to transfer one or more tissue sections from a sample block to one or more slides;
- and
- a controller configured to receive, from the one or more imaging devices, and compare one or more images of the one or more tissue sections on the tape with at least one of:
- one or more images of the one or more tissue sections on a cutting face of the sample block;
- or
- one or more images of the one or more tissue sections on the one or more slides.
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A method, comprising:
- capturing, with one or more imaging devices, one or more images of one or more tissue sections carried on an automated transfer mechanism, and at least one of:
- one or more images of the one or more tissue sections on a cutting face of a sample block;
- or
- one or more images of the one or more tissue sections on one or more slides;
- receiving, with a controller, the one or more images of the one or more tissue sections on the automated transfer mechanism, and at least one of:
- the one or more images of the one or more tissue sections on the cutting face of the sample block;
- or
- the one or more images of the one or more tissue sections on the one or more slides;
- and
- comparing, with the controller, the one or more images of the one or more tissue sections on the automated transfer mechanism with at least one of:
- the one or more images of the one or more tissue sections on the cutting face of the sample block;
- or
- the one or more images of the one or more tissue sections on the one or more slides,
- wherein the automated transfer mechanism is configured to transfer the one or more tissue sections from the sample block to the one or more slides.
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A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions, the instructions executable by one or more processors to perform operations, including:
- receiving, from one or more imaging devices, one or more images of one or more tissue sections on a tape transfer apparatus, and at least one of:
- one or more images of the one or more tissue sections on a cutting face of a sample block;
- or
- one or more images of the one or more tissue sections on one or more slides, wherein the tape transfer apparatus comprises:
- a tape;
- a feed mechanism;
- and
- a take-up mechanism, wherein the tape transfer apparatus is configured to transfer the one or more tissue sections from the sample block to the one or more slides;
- and
- comparing the one or more images of the one or more tissue sections on the tape transfer apparatus with at least one of:
- the one or more images of the one or more tissue sections on the cutting face of the sample block;
- or
- the one or more images of the one or more tissue sections on the one or more slides.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.