Method and Device for Scanning Microscope Slides
OwnerThomas Gebing, Thomas Deusterinventors
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Abstract
A method for scanning microscope slides using a device with at least one feed unit for microscope slide holders, at least two microscope slide scanners, at least one depositing device, and at least one industrial robot, includes: a) loading the feed unit with at least one microscope slide holder, which holds at least one microscope slide, b) removing the microscope slide from the at least one microscope slide holder, c) inserting the removed microscope slide into one of the microscope slide scanners, d) removing the microscope slide from one of the microscope slide scanners, and e) depositing the microscope slide in the depositing device, wherein steps b) to e) are carried out by at least one industrial robot.
Claims17
A method for scanning microscope slides using a device with at least one feed unit for microscope slide holders, at least two microscope slide scanners, at least one depositing device and at least one industrial robot, comprising the steps:
- a) loading the feed unit with at least one microscope slide holder, which holds at least one microscope slide,
- b) removing a microscope slide from the at least one microscope slide holder,
- c) inserting the removed microscope slide into one of the microscope slide scanners,
- d) removing the microscope slide from one of the microscope slide scanners, and
- e) depositing the microscope slide in the depositing device,
- wherein the steps b) to e) are carried out by the at least one industrial robot.
A device for scanning microscope slides comprising:
- A) at least one feed unit, which is designed to receive microscope slide holders which are loaded with microscope slides,
- B) at least two microscope slide scanners,
- C) at least one depositing device for receiving the scanned microscope slides, and
- D) at least one industrial robot, which is configured to
- remove a microscope slide from a microscope slide holder arranged in the feed unit,
- load each microscope slide scanner with a microscope slide,
- remove a microscope slide from each microscope slide scanner and
- deposit a microscope slide in a depositing device.
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