System and method for mounting a specimen on a slide
AssigneeAlessi Technologies, LLC
InventorVincent Alessi
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Abstract
One embodiment includes a system for mounting a specimen on a slide, the system having an immersion chamber, a stage, a transducer, and a pump. The immersion chamber is configured to hold a liquid and comprises at least one wall, a closed bottom, and an open top. The stage is configured to support the slide, and the stage is arranged within the immersion chamber such that the specimen may be supported substantially above the stage by the liquid. The transducer is configured to induce a wave in the liquid in the immersion chamber such that the wave alters the motion of the specimen. The pump is configured to draw the liquid from the immersion chamber such that the level of liquid in the immersion chamber decreases and the specimen is dispensed onto the slide.
Claims35
A system for mounting a specimen on a slide, the system comprising:
- an immersion chamber configured to hold a liquid and defining at least one wall, a closed bottom, and an open top;
- a stage configured to support the slide, wherein the stage is arranged within the immersion chamber such that the specimen may be supported substantially above at least a portion of the stage by the liquid;
- a transducer configured to induce a wave in the liquid in the immersion chamber, wherein the wave alters the motion of the specimen;
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- a pump configured to draw the liquid from the immersion chamber such that the level of liquid in the immersion chamber decreases and the specimen is dispensed onto the slide.
A system for mounting a specimen on a slide, the system comprising:
- an immersion chamber configured to hold a liquid and comprising at least one wall, a closed bottom, and an open top;
- a stage configured to support the slide, wherein the stage is arranged within the immersion chamber such that the specimen may be supported substantially above at least a portion of the stage by the liquid;
- a transducer configured to induce a wave in the liquid in the immersion chamber, wherein the wave alters the motion of the specimen;
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- a valve configured to release the liquid from the immersion chamber such that the level of liquid in the immersion chamber decreases and the specimen is dispensed onto the slide.
A method for arranging a specimen on a slide, the method comprising the steps of:
- placing the slide on a stage arranged within an immersion chamber;
- filling the immersion chamber with a liquid such that at least a portion of the slide is immersed in the liquid;
- introducing the specimen into the immersion chamber such that the specimen floats on the surface of the liquid;
- arranging the specimen substantially over the slide by inducing a wave in the liquid, wherein the wave alters the motion of the specimen;
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- drawing the liquid from the immersion chamber such that the level of liquid in the immersion chamber decreases and the specimen is dispensed onto the slide.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.