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US 2017/0284904 A1Published application
Apparatus and methods for transferring a tissue section
AssigneeAgilent Technologies, Inc.
InventorsVictor Lim, Kyle Schleifer, Russ Klein
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Abstract
This invention relates to apparatus and methods for automated tissue sectioning, including slicing and transferring a tissue section from a microtome. The invention also relates to automated systems and methods for slicing and transferring a tissue section onto a slide.
Claims20
An apparatus for slicing a tissue section from a sample, comprising:
- a microtome comprising a sample holder adapted for linear motion, a knife holder and a knife held by the knife holder opposite the sample holder, such that when the sample holder is moved linearly, a sample held by the sample holder is sliced by the knife to form a tissue section;
- a positive pressure supplier positioned relative to the knife so as to provide a positive pressure gas on and/or below the tissue section sliced by the knife.
An apparatus for slicing a tissue section from a sample, comprising:
- a microtome comprising a sample holder, a knife holder and a knife held by the knife holder opposite the sample holder, such that when the sample holder is moved linearly, a sample held by the sample holder is sliced by the knife to form a tissue section;
- a tissue collector capable of rotational motion, linear motion, or both, wherein the tissue collector has an end adapted for collecting the tissue section;
- wherein the tissue collector is adapted for movement to a position where a collecting end of the tissue collector is in contact with or in sufficient proximity to the tissue section such that the tissue is collected by the tissue collector.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.