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US 2008/0137185 A1Published application
Post-processing slide printer and methods of use
AssigneeCytyc Corporation
InventorsPeter Kruczynski, Kevin Patenaude
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Abstract
A slide printing system includes a printer comprising a slide stage and a print head, a first locking mechanism configured to hold a first slide-holding repository, and a slide handler configured to rotate about an axis for transporting a specimen slide from a slide-holding repository held in the first locking mechanism to the slide stage.
Claims19
A slide printing system, comprising:
- a printer comprising a slide stage and a print head;
- a first locking mechanism configured to hold a first slide-holding repository;
- and
- a slide handler configured to rotate about an axis for transporting a specimen slide from a slide-holding repository held in the first locking mechanism to the slide stage.
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A slide printing system, comprising:
- a printer comprising a slide stage and a print head, wherein the print head is configured to print identifying indicia on a specimen slide, and wherein the print head and slide stage are movable relative to one another;
- a first locking mechanism configured to hold a first slide-holding repository;
- a slide handler configured to rotate about an axis for transporting a specimen slide from a slide-holding repository held in the locking mechanism to the slide stage;
- and
- a scanner configured to scan a barcode located on a specimen slide.
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A method of printing identifying indicia on a specimen slide, comprising:
- using an automated slide handler to remove a specimen slide from a first slide-holding repository and transport the specimen slide to a slide stage located in close proximity to a print head;
- obtaining identifying indicia for the specimen slide;
- and
- printing the identifying indicia on the specimen slide using the print head.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.