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US 2002/0154288 A1Published application
Laser capture microdissection translation stage joystick
AssigneeArcturus Engineering, Inc.
InventorsTHOMAS M. BAER, MARK A. ENRIGHT, DAVID F. HEAD, CHRISTOPHER E. TODD
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Abstract
Systems and methods for laser capture microdissection are disclosed. An inverted microscope includes a translation stage joystick subsystem. The systems and methods provide the advantages of increased speed and much lower rates of contamination.
Claims21
A laser capture microdissection method, comprising:
- providing a sample that is to undergo laser capture microdissection;
- positioning said sample on a translation stage of a laser capture microdissection instrument and within an optical axis of said laser capture microdissection instrument;
- providing a transfer film carrier having a substrate surface and a laser capture microdissection transfer film coupled to said substrate surface;
- placing said laser capture microdissection transfer film in juxtaposition with said sample with a pressure sufficient to allow laser capture microdissection transfer of a portion of said sample to said laser capture microdissection transfer film, without forcing nonspecific transfer of a remainder of said sample to said laser capture microdisection film;
- and then
- moving said sample and said translation stage with a manual joystick subsystem that is connected to said translation stage;
- and then
- transferring a portion of said sample to said laser capture microdissection transfer film, without forcing nonspecific transfer of a remainder of said sample to said laser capture microdissection transfer film.
5 more elements
A laser capture microdissection instrument, comprising:
- a translation stage;
- and
- a manual joystick subsystem coupled to said translation stage.
An inverted microscope, comprising:
- a translation stage;
- and
- a manual joystick subsystem connected to said translation stage.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.