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US 2021/0239720 A1Published application
Assay reaction controller magazine
AssigneeVentana Medical Systems, Inc.
InventorsJoshua Harrison, Benjamin James, Matthew Ketterer
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Abstract
Devices and methods for providing and dispensing opposables onto slides are provided in which magazines loaded with opposables include retention arms to reduce movement of the opposables during shipment and processing and to reduce or eliminate contamination.
Claims21
A magazine for dispensing opposables onto slides, the magazine comprising:
- a magazine floor;
- a dispensing end wall depending from the magazine floor;
- an alignment end wall depending from the magazine floor, the alignment end wall spaced apart from the dispensing end wall;
- a first side wall disposed substantially perpendicular to the alignment end wall and to the dispensing end wall;
- a second side wall disposed substantially perpendicular to the alignment end wall and to the dispensing end wall, the dispensing end wall, the alignment end wall, the first side wall, and the second side wall forming a bay therebetween for holding an opposable;
- and
- at least one retention arm depending from the magazine floor, the retention arm having a proximal end in connection with the magazine floor, the retention arm further comprising a joint and being bendable proximate the joint to release the opposable from the bay.
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A method for dispensing an opposable from a cartridge, comprising:
- providing a magazine for holding a plurality of opposables, the magazine having a retention arm, the retention arm, when in a first resting state, being configured to restrict movement of the plurality of opposables in the magazine;
- positioning a pick-up device proximate a topmost opposable in the magazine,
- wherein the pick-up device is configured to take up the topmost opposable when engaged therewith;
- retracting the retraction arm to a second retracted state;
- activating the pick-up device to engage and retain the topmost opposable;
- raising the pick-up device with the topmost opposable engaged therewith;
- and
- removing the topmost opposable from the magazine.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.